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WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS, 



NEWBURGH, N. Y. 



WITH HISTORICAL SKETCH. 



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Entered according 1 to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by the 
TRUSTEES OF WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTEKS, 
NEWBURGH, N. Y., 
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' H E building now so generally known as Washington's Head- 
jW quarters at Nkwburgh, is situated in the south-east part of 
jV the city. It is constructed of rough stone, with walls two feet 
**■ J | <f thick; is one story high, with a shed-roof rising in the centre 

< r ^ > '^ some thirty feet, and is fifty-six feet front by forty-six feet in 
depth. It has six rooms and kitchen on the first floor, and five in the 
attic, some of the latter being of more modern construction than the 
original building. The roof is sustained by long timbers of red cedar 
rough hewn, which still give out the peculiar aroma of the wood. The 
ceilings of the lower floor are low with heavy hewn timbers supporting 
the floor above. The building is located on what was originally Lot 
No. 2, of the German Patent, the title of which was vested in Michael 
Weigand, one of the colony of immigrants from the Palatinate of the 
Rhine in 1709, who sold to Burger Meynders, who conveyed the por- 
tion on which the house stands (including the eastern half of the farm) 
to Jonathan Hasbrouck in 1747. The north-east corner of the build- 
ing, more particularly shown by the walls and the timbers in the attic, 
is the oldest portion, and was erected by Hasbrouck in 1750; the south- 
east corner was added by him in 1760, and the west half in 1770, and the 
whole embraced under one roof. 

Jonathan Hasbrouck, from whom the building retained for many 
years the name of "The Hasbrouck House," was the grandson of 
Abraham Hasbrouck, one of the Huguenot founders of New Paltz 
(1677). He was a man of marked character; of fine physique, being six 
feet and four inches in height. As colonel of the militia of the district, 
he was in frequent service in guarding the passes of the Hudson High- 
lands. His occupation was that of a farmer, a miller, and a merchant. 
He died in 1780. 

The first meeting for the Precinct of Newburgh was held here on 
the first Tuesday in April, 1763, when its owner was elected Supervisor, 
and Precinct meetings continued to be held here for several years. 
During the early part of the Revolution, the Committee of Safety of the 
Precinct assembled here. Military companies were organized, and the 
regiment which Col. Hasbrouck commanded assembled here to move 
to the defence of the Highland forts. 

The conventional north-east view perhaps conveys more strikingly 
the outlines of the building, but the west or south-west view presents a 
better idea of it as it appeared at the time of its occupation by Wash- 
ington, the west being the true front of the building on Liberty street, 
then "the King's highway 11 or old public road. As described bv men 
who were familiar with the premises from boyhood, there was a front- 
yard on Liberty street with a rail fence running along the road north 



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to Broadway, while immediately south of the house were the barns and 
outbuildings of the farm. North of the front-yard was afield. East of 
the building was the family garden, beyond which at the south-east, 
"between the house and river," was the family burial plot in which 
Colonel Hasbrouck was buried. 

On the 4th of April, 1782, Washington made this building his Head- 
quarters, and remained here until August 18th, 1783, on the morning 
of which day he took his departure from Newburgh. While here he 
passed through the most trying period of the Revolution; the year of 
inactivity on the part of Congress, of distress throughout the country,, 
and of complaint and discontent in the army, the latter at one time 
bordering on revolt among the officers and soldiers; but a period nev- 
ertheless marked by victories more substantial than those which had 
been won in the field, as well as by the successful culmination of the 
long and heroic struggle for national independence. 

Although fully treated in general histories, a brief reference to a few 
of the more important episodes of this period is apparently proper in a 
sketch of this character. It was here that Washington refused the 
crown. As the prospect of peace brightened the attention of many of 
the officers was naturally directed to the form of government which 
should be adopted in order to secure the confidence both of the army 
and people, and hence be stable and permanent. After a careful dis- 
cussion of the subject in its various aspects, it was resolved, by a por- 
tion of them, that a limited monarchy, like that of England, with some 
modifications, was the best. This conclusion being reached, Col. 
Nicola, an old officer and a personal friend of Washington, was se- 
lected to convey the proposition to the latter. It was received with 
such stern and overwhelming indignation that the authors of it were 
filled with consternation and abandoned the project at once. 

Although this danger was averted, a greater one arose in a different 
quarter. An anonymous letter, dated March 10, 1783, was circulated 
through the army, of a most inflammatory nature— the first of the fam- 
ous "Newburgh Letters." After reciting the neglect, injustice and 
contempt to which the army had been subjected by Congress, it called 
on the former to take the matter in its own hands and redress its own 
wrongs, and for this purpose a meeting of the officers was called for the 
next day at The Temple.* When this paper was handed to Washing- 
ton he felt that the great crisis of the struggle had come. As Com- 
mander-in-Chief he could forbid the meeting; but, with his great 
sagacity, he saw that this would only intensify the feeling and increase 
the excitement, and so he simply postponed it for four days, and thus 
gave time to the army for a sober second thought, to himself to decide 
on the best course of action in order to meet the danger and not only 
ward it off but bind the army to him by still stronger ties of confi- 

* The army was encamped in barracks about three miles back from Washington's 
Head-quarters. On a high ridge opposite it Washington ordered a large building to 
be erected tor the use of public gatherings of all kinds, especially for religious ser- 
vices on the Sabbath for the soldiers. This was called "The Temple." (See Appendix.) 



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dence and love than ever. He did this by being present at the meeting 
and delivering an address to the assembled officers, which, by its ex- 
pression of affection for the army, its earnest appeal to their patriot- 
ism and honor, stands without a parallel in military history. Throwing 
himself unreservedly on their love of country and faith in its promises, 
he seems to have had no fear of the result, and closed his address with 
these memorable words: " Had this day been wanting, the world had 
never known the height to which human greatness is capable of 
attaining.' 1 ' 1 

Almost immediately following the meeting which has been referred 
to, notice of the cessation of hostilities was received by Washington, 
and was announced by him in public proclamation to the army on the 
19th of April, 1783. By Washington's order the announcement was 
made the occasion of one of the most remarkable celebrations ever held 
by the army. As indicated in Washington's order and in the notes by 
Thacher and Heath, it was conducted with the most imposing military 
and civil ceremonies. At "The Temple," at noon, the army was as- 
sembled and hailed the proclamation with cheers, with prayer and 
thanksgiving, and rolled out against the sky with voices and instru- 
ments the song of freedom which had so long been its inspiration, " No 
King but GodP' 1 — in the evening beacon fires blazed on the hills, and 
the air was filled with the peal of cannon and the rattle of musketry 
until " the mountain sides resounded and echoed like tremendous peals 
of thunder, and the flashing from thousands of fire-arms, in the dark- 
ness of the evening, was like unto vivid flashings of lightning from the 
clouds." Grand as was this visual display, substantial as were its reli- 
gious and political features, rising above them all was the declaration 
of Washington : " Happy, thrice happy, shall they be pronounced 
hereafter, who have contributed anything, who have performed the 
meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabric of Freedom and Em- 
pire on the broad basis of independency; who have assisted in protect- 
ing the rights of human nature, and establishing an asylum for the 
poor and oppressed of all nations and religions." Is it too much to say 
that this was a well considered expression of his opinion in regard to 
the character of the government which should be established? Is it 
too much to say, also, in view of the teachings of these events, that 
while Independence and the rights of the people to "life, liberty and 
the pursuit of happiness" was proclaimed at Philadelphia, while it was 
maintained with so much suffering and so much honor in the field, it 
was established by Washington at his Head-quarters in Newburgh? 

The disbandment of the army by furlough followed. Regiments 
and battalions were so rapidly decimated by this process that by the 
20th of June few if any of the men who had enlisted "for the war" 
remained. The grand old army of the Revolution was practically dis- 
solved, and the fragment that remained, composed principally of men 
who had enlisted for short periods, broke camp and marched to West 
Point. The parting of the veterans, so touchingly described by North 
and Thacher, embraced Washington's heroic " Life Guard," whose 



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relations with him had been so intimate, and which assembled at 
Head-quarters for the last time on the 7th of June. Washington's 
last Orders while here were issued on the 17th of August, and on the 
18th he took his departure to attend the Congress then iu session at 
Princeton. 

— " Why was the army brought hither ?" and " What portion of the 
building was particularly occupied by Washington ?" are questions 
so frequently asked that a few words of explanation appear to be nec- 
essary. The presence of the army of the Revolution north of the 
Highlands and in the vicinity of the river, was for the purpose of coun- 
teracting the plans of the British Ministry, who hoped, by obtaining 
control of the navigation of the river, to cut off the Eastern Provinces 
from the Southern with a view to confine the rebellion to the former 
and render its suppression certain. The Hudson thus became the 
strategic line of the contending forces, to which the possession of the 
Highlands was the kev. While English cannon thundered at New 
York and Quebec, the extremes of the line, the forces of the patriots 
guarded the Highland passes; on both sides of the river the camp-fires 
of the army were lighted, while from the centre of the field — the Has- 
brouck House at Newburgh, or the Ellison House at New Windsor, 
at an earlier period— Washington watched, through the secret serv- 
ice, the movements of his powerful antagonist. Once, twice, the centre 
of the line was lost, and recovered almost by miracle. Sir Henry 
Clinton's victorious banners were given to the breeze from the High- 
land forts, October 7, 1777, and his messenger sped away to bid Bur- 
GOYNE hold on at Saratoga. The result of the contest for Independ- 
ence then seemed but the question of a day. Fortunately the messen- 
ger fell into the cauip of a rallying militia, and the silver bullet, 
enclosing a message to Burgoyne, which he carried, was taken from 
him and revealed his mission. Burgoyne, after waiting for his arrival 
until he could wait no longer, surrendered his army — Clinton fell back 
to New York, and the Highland forts, blackened by fire and strewn 
with the bodies of those who had fallen in their defence, returned to 
the possession of the patriot forces. The treason of Arnold was not 
less fortunately prevented from accomplishing its purpose. And in 
this connection, how singular the fact that while events apparently 
fortuitous twice saved the cause of liberty, the immediate agents 
through whom so great a boon was wrought— Taylor, the British 
messenger, and ANDRE,j,the British spy — suffered death at the hands of 
hangmen. 

In answer to the second question, it may be said that WASHINGTON 
and his family occupied the entire house. His family consisted of him- 
self, his wife, and his Aids-de-camp, Major Tighlman, Colonel Hum- 
phreys, and Major Walker. A Mrs. Thompson was his housekeeper 
and in the earlier part of the war won a reputation for zeal in his ser- 
vice which Thacher makes a note of and Washington acknowledges 
in his accounts in recording an exchange of salt. The story is that 
Mrs. Thompson found it difficult to obtain a supply of eggs for the 



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table. The Quarter-master had all the salt and the farmers had all the 
eggs, and continental money could not buy the latter. As a last resort 
the General gave an order to Captain Colfax of the Guard, whose 
duty it was to furnish the supplies for the General's table, to send Mrs. 
Thompson a butt of salt, with which that lady soon established an ex- 
change for the needed eggs. The matter leaked out and "No salt no 
eggs ! " became a by-word in camp. 

The large room, which is entered from the piazza on the east, known 
as the room with " seven doors and one window/' was WASHINGTON'S 
dining-room ; the north-east room was his bed-room, and the one ad- 
joining it on the left was his private office. The family room was in 
the south-east; the parlor was the north-west room; opposite this and 
across the hall was the store-room, so called from having been used 
as a store by Colonel Hasbrouck; the south-west room was the kitch- 
en. Although one of the largest dwellings in the district at that time, 
it was too small for the accommodation of guests other than at dinner, 
and hence was not altogether suited to Washington's necessities. The 
best if not the only authoritative account of the manner in which it 
was occupied, as well as other details, comes to us from the pen of Mah- 
QUIS De Chastellux, an officer Under Rochambeau and a visitor here 
in December, 1782, who writes: 

"We passed the North river as night came on and arrived at six 
o'clock at Newburgh, where I found Mr. and Mrs. Washington, Col. 
Tighlman, Colonel Humphreys and Major Walker. The head-quar- 
ters at Newburgh consist of a single house, neither vast nor commodi- 
ous, which is built in the Dutch fashion. The largest room in it {which 
was the proprietor 's parlor for his family and which General Washing- 
ton has converted into his dining-room) is in truth tolerably spacious, 
but it has seven doors and only one window. The chimney, or rather 
the chimney back, is against the wall, so that there is in fact but one 
vent for the smoke, and the fire is in the room itself. J found the com- 
pany assembled in a small room which served by way of a parlor. At 
nine o'clock supper was served, and when the hour of bed-time came, 
I found that the chamber, to which the General conducted me, was the 
very parlor 1 speak of wherein he had made them place a camp-bed. 
We assembled at breakfast the next morning at ten, during which in- 
terval my bed was folded up, and my chamber became my sitting room 
for the whole afternoon. The smallness of the house, and the difficulty 
to which Mr. and Mrs. Washington had been put to receive me, made 
me apprehensive lest Mr. Rochambeau, who was to set out the day 
after me, by traveling as fast, might arrive on the day 1 remained there. 
I resolved therefore to send to Fishkill to meet him, with a request that 
he would stay there all night. Nor was my precaution superfluous, for 
my express found him already on the landing, where he slept, and did 
not join us until the next morning as 1 was setting out. The day I re- 
mained at head-quarters was passed either at table or in conversation. 
General Hand, Adjutant-general, Colonel Read of New Hampshire, 
and Major Graham, dined with us.'' 



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In noting a previous visit to Washington, the same writer says: 
" The repast was in the English fashion, consisting of eight or ten large 
dishes of butcher's meat and poultry, with vegetables of various sorts, 
followed by a second course of pastry, comprised under the two denomi- 
nations of pies and puddings. After this the cloth was taken oft, and 
apples and a great quantity of (hickory) nuts were served, which Gen- 
eral Washington usually continues eating for two hours, toasting and 
conversing all the time." Again : " The head-quarters of this army 
neither presents the image of want nor inexperience. Wben one sees 
a battalion of the General's guard encamped within the precincts of 
his house; nine wagons, destined to carry his baggage ranged in his 
court; a great number of grooms taking care of very fine horses belong- 
ing to the general officers and their aids-de-camp ; when one observes 
the perfect order that reigns within these precincts, where the guards 
are exactly stationed and where the drums beat an alarm and a par- 
ticular retreat, one is tempted to apply to the Americans what Pyrrhus 
said of the Romans : ' Truly these people have nothing barbarous in 
their discipline.' " 

Prom these descriptions it requires very little effort of the imagina- 
tion to reproduce the occupants of the house and its surroundings 
while Washington was here. The long oaken table may be spread, 
the fire lighted on the ancient hearth, the guard stationed, the guests 
summoned, the alarm and the retreat drums sounded, the wagons, the 
horses, the grooms, the barns and outbuildings, the rail fences, may all 
be reproduced on canvas or in tableaux vivants Verplanck relates 
that Marbois partially attempted this in Prance, many years ago, in 
honor of La Payette, and so accurate was the reproduction that the 
latter was compelled to exclaim: "Ah ! the seven doors and one win- 
dow, and the silver camp goblets such as the Marshals of France used 
in my youth. We are at Washington's Head-quarters on the Hudson 
fifty years ago !" La Fayette's recognition was no doubt from de- 
scriptions which he had received. He was never a visitor at the New- 
burgh Head-quarters. Fortunate will it be for America if, in the com- 
ing time, her children, drawing inspiration from these old walls and 
from the lessons of patriotism, of honor, of official integrity, of political 
action, which were here inculcated, shall reverently respond: " The 
seven doors and one window— we are at Washington's Head-quarters on 
the Hudson! " 

— The Hasbrouck family resumed possession of the house in the fall 
of 1783 and the property remained in the possession of their descend- 
ants until 1849,* when the title became vested in the people of the 
State of New York, under the foreclosure of a mortgage given to loan 
certain moneys of the United States, the suggestion for its purchase 
having been made by Andrew J. Caldwell, one of the loan com- 



* It may be proper to add that Jonathan Hasbrouck, to whom the property came 
by descent, endeavored, in 1843, to organize an Association to take and hold the prop- 
erty and erect a monument thereon. This effort was not successful, and the property 
came into the possession of the State in the manner related in the text. 



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missioners. For many years it was called "The Hasbrouck house"; 
but the memory of Washington, and of the events which clustered 
around it during his residence here, ever brightening as time advanced 
and succeeding generations came to appreciate more fully the results 
of the firmness of his devotion to the principles which he had 
espoused, caused this name to fade away before the undying one by 
which it is now known. 

By an act to the Legislature, passed April 10, 1850, the property was 
placed in the care of the Board of Trustees of the then Village of New- 
burgh, to be preserved as nearly as possible as it was at the time of its 
occupation by Washington, and to erect a flag-staff from which should 
be unfolded the United States flag upon which should be inscribed: 
"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.'''' 

The interior of the building had been modernized in some respects, 
but the Trustees of Newburgh, true to their trust, appointed a com- 
mittee of which the late Enoch Carter was chairman, and by them 
every part of the building was carefully restored. This being done, and 
the flag-staff erected, on the 4th of July, 1850, the place was formally 
dedicated, with appropriate ceremonies. A fervent prayer was offered 
by the Rev. John Johnston. The dedicatory address was delivered 
by Hon. John J. Monell, and an ode, written by Mrs. Mary E. Mo- 
NELL, was sung by a choir. At the conclusion of the ode, Major-gen- 
eral Winfield Scott raised the flag upon the flag-staff. The Declara- 
tion of Independence was read by Frederick J. Betts, and an oration 
delivered by Hon. John VV. Edmonds. 

The property passed to the care of the city authorities, on the pass- 
age of the city charter in 1866, where it remained until 1874, when the 
Legislature, by Act of May 11th, appointed a Board of Trustees to pre- 
serve and maintain it. This Board, composed of Wm. C. H. SHERMAN, 
David Carson, David Moore, J as. G. Graham, J. H. H. Chapman, 
Cyrus B. Martin, Peter Ward, Joel T. Headlky. Edward C. 
Boynton, and James W. Taylor, is so constituted that the members 
serve for five years, two of the ten going out annually. The prop- 
erty is maintained by a tax on the city and by State appropriations, 
from which latter source money was obtained for the purchase of an 
additional lot on the south. The trees with which the grounds are 
planted were contributed by farmers and residents, and the iron fence 
was erected by the State, the gates being the contribution of the lathes 
of the city. For the collection of relics the public is largely indebted to 
the late Enoch Carter, although many articles have been added by 
other parties. The papers and relics deposited by Mr. Carter, whose 
interest in the preservation of the premises ceased only with his life, 
were permanently added to the collection by his heirs (June 20, 1874), 
viz: Mrs. Jane Carter Marks, Mrs. Catherine Carter Ryer, Mrs. 
Mary T. Le Fever, and Miss Antoinette Woolsey, and are marked 
by an asterisk (*) in this Catalogue. 



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Washington's head-quarters. 



DIAGRAM— First Floor. 




A— Dining Room, or Room with 
Seven Doors and one Window. 
B— Family Room. 
C— Kitchen. 
D— Hall. 



E— Parlor, or Sitting- Room. 
F— Washington's Office. 
G— Washington's Bed-room. 
H— Store Room. 



CATALOGUE. 



ELLISON PAPERS. 

The manuscripts of this series were presented by Thomas Ellison, 
Jr., and are embraced in the " Ellison Papers" Case 2. Thomas Elli- 
son, to whom the first papers refer, was one of the early settlers of the 
town of New Windsor, being a freeholder in 1728. He was the ancestor 
of the family, and was the principal merchant and banker in this sec- 
tion of country. He was one of the first militia officers in the (lis 
trict, and held the rank of colonel at the outbreak of the Revolution, 
but was retired by the reorganization of the militia in 1775. The 
office of Deputy Chief Ranger for the County of Ulster, which he held 
until 1772, conferred upon him police authority over horses, cattle, etc, 
running at large unmarked in the Queen's woods, which then em- 
braced the unenclosed lands of the county. No person was permitted 
to sell a horse "to go out of this province, without being first viewed'* 
by him, "that frauds and cheats by horse stealers'' might be pre- 
vented. 

1. Commission to Thomas Ellison to be a Deputy Ranger for 
the County of Ulster, 1753. Autograph Signature of Gov. Cadwal- 
lader Colden. 

2. Benefits and Perquisites of the Chief Ranger of Her Ma- 
jesty's Province of New York. 

3. An account of the expedition for the relief of Fort William 

Henry, prepared for Hutchins' Family Almanac. Dated ^Sov. I, 

1757. 
The expedition referred to was one of the important movements in the French 
and Indian War of that period. The paper here given is mainly a defence by Col. 
Ellison of the militia under his command. Butchins' Family Almanac, for which it 
was prepared, was founded by John Nathan Hutchins. He was a teacher in the Glebe 
School of Newburgh from 1771 to 1782. 

4. Letter from Thomas Ellison to Gov. Colden, enclosing a 

letter from Major Cadwallader Colden, Jr., dated Sept. 25, 1757. 
These letters refer to the murder of (nil) Baston by the Indians. Easton was a 
resident of Ulster county, and wasshot near David Coag's house. The facts are stated 
in plain language. Easton was wounded, says the Letter, "being shot through the 



Note —Manuscripts not in Cases or Frames are filed tor more effectua 
tion. They can be examined by historians or persons specially interested m them, on 
application to the Superintendent. Where names of donors do not appear intbj 
alogue, the record has been lost, Corrections will be made in subsequent editions 
on communication of information to the Trustees. 



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body, but he did (not) fall when shot. He says he hurried about and saw two Indians 
standing- who did not offer to pursue him. He swore at them (in his usual manner), 
and made the best of his way to the house," where he died. 

5. Commission to Thomas Ellison as Colonel of the Second 

Regiment of militia in Ulster county, dated Dec. 9, 1772. 

6. Circular letter from Gov. Tryon to Colonel Thomas Ellison, 
dated New York, Dec. 22, 1773, directing a return of the militia of 
his district. 

7. Keturn of the Second Regiment of the County of Ulster, 

Sept. 5, 1773. 

8. A list of all the rank and file men within the Precinct of 

Shawangunk, on the east side of the Wallkill, whereof Johannes 
Hardenburgh is Captain, August 24, 1772. Return made to Colonel 
Ellison. 

9. A list of a company of Eoot Militia, commanded by Capt. 

William Faulkner, July 13, 1772. Return to Col. Ellison. 

10. Letter from Gov. Tryon to Col. Ellison, dated New York, 

March 10, 1774, in reference to forming Battalions. 

The Governor states, that " out of respect to the family, and in consideration of 
the long- and faithful services of the old gentleman" (Col. Charles Clinton), he had ap- 
pointed James Clinton to the command of the First Battalion of Ulster county Militia. 
The command embraced the Militia of New Windsor mainly. The Clintons had already 
won reputation in the French and Indian war, and were then a controlling element in 
the politics of the county. 

11. Letter from Catharine Ellison to her husband, John El- 
lison, dated Oct. 17, 1771. A private letter. 

12. Letter from Thomas Ellison, Jr., to his father, dated New 
York, Feb. 7, 1774. A private letter. 

13. Letter from C. Gibbs to Thomas Ellison, accepting his 
house for occupation by Washington as Head-quarters. The 
letter is dated 21st of June, 1779. 

Caleb Gibbs was at that time Captain Commandant of a mounted corps of one 
hundred and eighty men known as the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, commonly 
called The Life Guard. The obtaining- of suitable quarters for Washington, was one 
of the special duties of the corps. The house referred to in this letter is more gener- 
ally known as the William Ellison House, from its occupation in later years by Will- 
iam Ellison, son of Col. Thomas. It was occupied by Washington in 1779, 1780 and 
1781. It was taken down a few years since. A large photograph from an original 
painting of the building is embraced in this Collection. 

13£. Copy Certificate from Major-General Knox, endorsed by 
Pickering, Q. M. G., stating that General Greene, Colonels Biddle 
and Wadsworth, and General Knox, "occupied three rooms, as 
military quarters, five weeks in the months of June and July, 
1779," and that " I, the subscriber (General Knox), occupied three 
rooms as military quarters ten weeks in the fall of the same year. 
Also, from the 20th of November, 1780, to the 4th of July, 1781, I 



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occupied two rooms as military quarters ; and from May, 1782, to 
September, I occupied one room for the same purpose, making 
fourteen weeks." Dated, West Point, 9th Sept.. 1783. The build- 
ing was subsequently occupied by Major General Gates— Dec. 1782, 
to April, 1783. 

John Ellison was brother to William and son of the firsl settler, Col. Thomas 
Ellison. The house is still in possession of Ellison heirs. 



CLINTON PAPERS. 

The papers of this series were presented by James Clinton Bolton, 
Esq. As the names of the Clintons frequently occur in this Catalogue, 
it may be remarked in explanation that Alexander, Charles, James and 
George, were the sons of Charles Clinton, who emigrated from Ireland, 
in 1729, and settled at Little Britain, in Orange ("then Ulster) county. 
Alexander became a physician. Charles also studied medicine, and as 
a surgeon's mate accompanied the quota of forces furnished by New 
York in the expedition for the reduction of Havana in 17G2; subse- 
quently on hospital service. James was a civil engineer and surveyor, 
but nevertheless a practiced soldier from his youth up. He became 
justly distinguished for his services as a general officer during the war 
of the Revolution. George studied law, and, in 17(35, was selected to 
represent his native county in the Colonial Assembly, where he was 
one of the leaders in opposition to the principle involved in the Stamp 
Act. In 1775 he was elected one of the Delegates from New York to 
the second Continental Congress. From this post he was transferred 
to the office of Governor of New York, and held that position from 1777 
to 1792 and again in 1801. In 1805 he was elected Vice President of the 
United States, on the ticket with Thomas Jefferson, and again in 1808, 
on the ticket with James Madison. He died at Washington during his 
second official term. DeWitt Clinton was the son of James. The MSS. 
of this series are in the " Clinton Papers," Case 2, unless othet wise 
marked. 

A. Diploma of Alexander Clinton from Princeton College. 
14. Letter from Charles Clinton, Jr., to his father, dated Fort 
Pitt, Aug. 12, 1762, giving an account of a battle with the Indians. 

Frame, room F. 

Clinton accompanied the expedition for tin- relief of For, I'itt as 
Mate, and the letter relates in brief the incidents of the route. He was 
quently a practicing physician in the town of Montgomery-. 

I4£. Letter from Charles Clinton, Si\, to his son, addressed : 
"To Mr. Charles Clinton, Apothecaries Mate, at the Hospital in 
Elizabethtown/ 1 dated Little Britain, November loth, 1762. 
An interesting letter from the founder of tbe Clinton family 



14 Washington's head-quarters. 

15. Letter from Charles Clinton, Jr., to his father, dated 

Elizabethtown, Oct. 22, 1762. Frame, room F. 

This letter was written immediately after the return of the expedition against 
Havana, and has reference to the siege. The siege of Havana lasted thirty days, when 
Moro Castle was taken by storm. 

15£, Letter from George Clinton to his brother Charles, ad- 
dressed: "To Mr. Charles Clinton, Junior, Mate of His Majesty's 
Hospital at Elizabethtown," dated New York, 30th Jan., 1763. 

:• §5 George Clinton was at that time a student at law in the office of Judge Smith. He 
excuses himself for not visiting his brother, by saying that " the Ferry Boat crosses to 
and from Staten Island so seldom that I fear should I venture over there I might not 
be able to return with such speed as Mr. Smith would expect." 

16. Letter from George Clinton to his brother Charles, dated 
New York, 23d May, 1763, stating that the return of the latter t 
the Hospital was required. Frame, room F. 

17. Letter from Charles Clinton, Jr., to his father, dated New 

York, June 6th, 1763. Frame, room F. 

This letter is in reference to the purchase of the Surgency of Dr. Calhoun, under 
whom Clinton was acting. The price asked was two hundred pounds sterling. Young 
Clinton doubted the expediency of the purchase, on account of the probable discon- 
tinuance of the war. 

B. Day-Book of Charles Clinton, Jr., from April 6, 1778— an 
interesting record of families in which his professional services 
were employed. Case 1. 

C. Scrap-Book of Elizabeth Clinton, daughter of General 
James Clinton. Case 1. 

D. See No. 135 in Frame, room F. 

E (1). See No. 136 in Frame, room F. 

E (2). Letter from Mrs. Mary Clinton to her husband, General 
James Clinton, dated Little Britain, April 9th, 1780. 

E (3). Letter from Mrs. Mary Clinton to her husband, ad- 
dressed: "The Honourable James Clinton. Brigadier-General at 
"Yorktown, in General Washington's Camp," dated Sept. 28th, 1781. 

These letters from Mrs. Clinton, while mainly relating to family matters, show the 
writer to have been worthy of the honor reflected on her name through her son, 
Governor De Witt Clinton. In the letter she writes: "I wish you success, and hope 
the Lord, the Great General of Heaven and Earth, will be at the head of your army 
and be your Director and Counselor, and cover your head in the day of battle, and 
give you success, that you may all safe return to your homes and families." Mrs. 
Clinton not only gave her husband to the service, but her oldest sou, Alexander, a lad 
of fifteen years. Like Cornelia of old, could she not say : " Here are my jewels ? " 

F. Letter from DeWitt Clinton to Doct. Charles Clinton, 
dated New York, Sept. 19, 1788, in reference to rejection of Consti- 
tution of the United States by North Carolina. Frame, room F. 
DeWitt Clinton was then Private Secretary to his uncle, Governor George. The 

Clintons opposeu the adoption of the Federal Constitution, not approving of strme of 



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its provisions, which they regarded as trenching upon the rights of the States. Got . 

Clinton especially favored very limited Federal powers. 

A considerable number of Clinton Papers are given under other 
classifications, and others will be found in the "Clinton Papers" (case 
2) not specifically enumerated in this Catalogue. 



SACKETT PAPERS. 

The papers of this series were presented by the late Samuel B. 
Sackett, whose father, Nathaniel Sackett, was born in the town of 
Cornwall, Orange County, N. Y., in the year 1735, and was the son of 
Rev. Samuel Sackett, a Presbyterian minister at Bethlehem Church in 
1742. According to the custom of those days, he served an apprentice- 
ship in a mercantile house in New York, and subsequently settled at 
Fishkill, where he opened a store. While on a visit to New York, in 
the spring of 1775, the news of the Boston massacre reached him. He 
immediately returned home, and took a prominent part in calling a 
meeting of the inhabitants of " Rombout Precinct, " in which he lived, 
to consider what steps should be taken to secure the united action of 
the colonists. The meeting was held at the house of John and Hend- 
rick Wyckoff, on the 5th of May, and resulted in the formation of an 
association. Sackett was afterwards in the secret service of Washing- 
ton. He was a member of the first Legislature of New York, and con- 
tinued a representative until his death. The several papers of the 
collection are worthy of perusal. The;/ are included in the "Sackett 
Paqiers," Case 2, unless otherwise marked. 

19. Circular letter to the Inhabitants of Rombout Precinct, 

May 2d, 1775. 
This letter was designed to arouse the people to attend a meeting called by Sacketl 
and others, at the house of John and Henry Wyckoff, for the purpose of "taking the 
alarming condition of this Continent into consideration;" and requests that none on 

any account or excuse whatever, will keep back but appear at the place designated. 

20. Minutes of proceedings of meeting at house of John and 
Hendrick Wyckoff, pursuant to above call. 

21. Letter from Eben Hazzard to Sackett, dated Heights of 
Harlem, Oct. 3d. 1776. 

This letter is in reference to a form of government for the Province of Xew York. 

22. Letter from John Hancock to the Committee of Safety, of 
which Sackett was a member, dated Phila., June 11, 1776. 

23. Commission of Sackett as one of the Commissioners for 
Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies, with power to call out the 
militia for that purpose. 

24. Printed Document, showing the nature of the duties of 
the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies. 



16 Washington's head-quarters. 

25. Commission of Washington, appointing, Sackett to Secret 
Service. (Withdrawn by family.) 

26. Letter from Sackett to Washington, dated Suffern House, 

April 7, 1777. 
This letter gives in detail the operations of Sackett since his appointment. His 
mode of obtaining information was novel in some instances. In this letter he relates 
the case of a woman who had some grievances against the Whigs. Sackett advised her 
to go to New York and lay her complaint before Lord Howe. She did so, and on her 
return Sackett obtained all the information she had picked up. 

27. Letter from Washington to Sackett, dated Morristown, 

April 8, 1777. Frame, room F. 

This letter exhibits the manner in which secret intelligence was sometimes con- 
veyed. It is unintelligible at the present time in many of its references. 

28. Circular letter from John Jay and others, Committee from 
Orange, Ulster and Duchess, dated Kingston, June 2d, 1777, re- 
questing a meeting at New Windsor for the purpose of " agreeing 
on the men proper to fill the great offices of Government." 

The meeting nominated Charles DeWitt, Levi Paulding, Zephaniah Piatt, Jona- 
than Landon, Henry Wisner, Sr., and Jesse Woodhull, for Senators from the Middle 
District. 

29. Letter from Egbert Benson, dated June 5th, 1777, in refer- 
ence to the meeting at New Windsor. 

30. Letter from William Duer to Sackett, dated Philadelphia, 
June 20, 1777, in reference to appointment of latter as D. Q. M. Gr., 
on the east side of Hudson's River. 

31. Letter from Robert Harper to Sackett, dated Kingston, 

Oct. 7th, 1777. 
This letter is in reference to the appointment of "gentlemen of different connec- 
tions and families to fill up the leading offices of the State," and other matters. The 
State government under the first Constitution was then being organized. 

32. Letter from Samuel Sackett to his son Nathaniel, dated 
Hanover, Oct, 29th, 1776. 

In this letter the father requests his son to "send us two wagons immediately, to 
help us away with some small matters before the enemy are upon us." 

33. Letter from Anthony Wayne to Sackett, dated Fishkill, 
Aug. 4th, 1779, ordering a "detachment of one hundred and fifty 
men" for "particular duty." 

Wayne had just returned from his successful attack at Stony Point, Some new 
expedition was now proposed, but what, does not appear. 

34. Letter from Gen. Heath to Sackett, dated West Point, 
April 1, 1781, detailing account of engagement between the French 
and English fleets off the Capes of Virginia, and the movements of 
the Southern army. 

35. Letter from Washington to Sackett, dated Newburgh, 
Aug. 15, 1785, thanking him for the cheese which he had been kind 
enough to'send him. 



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36. Eeceipt to Sackett from John Morin Scott, for payment 
" on his and his father's bond," " 18 dollars in specie, and 17 dollars 
in Notes of the Continental Treasurer." 

37. Letter from Gen. Heath to Sackett, dated Eoxbury, Mass., 
Nov. 12, 1785. 

38. Letter from Daniel Boone to Captain Eben Piatt, dated 
Limestone, 7th March, 1786. 

Sackett, while traveling- through the West, stopped at the residence of Boone. In 
his visit he had been preceded a few hours by Piatt, who was traveling in the same 
direction. In the expectation that Sackett would overtake Phut. Boone wrote ami 
sealed this letter. Sackett failed to see Piatt, and the Letter remained in his hands 
unopened, and in that state was hand -d down to his children, and it was not until a 
number of years after his death that it was read. 



REVOLUTIONARY PLEDGES, ETC. 

The large expenditures of England in the French and Indian war of 
1755, and the increase in the public debt and the necessity for raising 
additional revenue which it involved, led to the taxation, by Acts of 
Parliament, of the American Colonies. The first act of this class was 
passed in 1764, and was estimated to yield £341,377: Os: Id: (about 
$8,500,000) from new imposts and duties upon trade and commerce. 
Though regarding the levy as unjust and earnestly remonstrating 
against it, the Colonies submitted to it without resistance. Had the 
scheme of taxation ended here there would have been no further 
trouble, but the act was followed, in 1765, by a Stamp act which im- 
posed no less than fifty-three different sorts of stamp and other duties, 
some of them exorbitant and heavy and all of them hitherto unheard 
of in America. This act, coming upon the heels of unpopular import 
taxes, aroused a storm of opposition, and in all the cities the stumps 
were seized and destroyed by riotous mobs. The act was repealed in 
1766, and in 1770 all other taxes were removed except that of a duty of 
three-pence per pound on tea, which was then brought in by the ex- 
clusively privileged ships of the East India Company. The collection of 
this tax was remonstrated against, and its repeal demanded. The excite- 
ment ran high and developed the famous attack upon the company's 
ships and the destruction of cargoes of tea in Boston harbor and the 
refusal to permit similar cargoes to be landed in New York and other 
ports of entry. The Boston Port Bill, as it was called, was then en- 
acted, one of the purposes of which was to compel the people of Bos- 
ton to reimburse the East India Company. The bill was coupled with 
the appointment of General Gage as Governor of Massachusetts, with 
a fleet at his command under Lord Howe to enforce obedience. The 
dissensions and excitements evolved from these several acts spread 
over the Colonies and led to the calling of a Continental Congress in 



18 Washington's head-quarters. 

Philadelphia in the Fall of 1774, for the purpose of promoting a closer 
union between the Colonies and agreeing upon a plan for united action. 
This plan took the form of a Non-importation Agreement which was 
passed Oct. 14, and signed on the 20th by the representatives assem- 
bled. This agreement embraced not only the refusal to import 
goods of any kind from England, but the formation of associations in 
every town and city under a common pledge, and which were rapidly 
multiplied. The collisions between General Gage's armed forces and 
the people at Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, the appointment 
of Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental forces, and 
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, followed in rapid 
succession, and the appeal to arms was fully inaugurated. 

In this collection the Stamp Act. the Congressional signatures to the 
Non-importation Agreement, and the proceedings and signatures of 
several local associations are represented. 

38£. Sheet of parchment with a stamp of the Stamp Act at- 
tached. The tax on this deed was two shillings 
and sixpence sterling, and is represented by 
two stamps— Is. and Is: 6d.— on the pieces of 
blue paper. The device of the stamps is the 
same — a double Tudor rose, inclosed by the 
Royal Garter. Above this is a crown, and be- 
low, the money value of the stamps. It is not 
known that another paper has been preserved 
with the stamp attached, so completely was 
their use iernored. 

Frame, room F. 

39. Lithograph copy of the Congressional signatures to the 
Non-importation Agreement of Oct. , 1774. Case 2. 

39^. Circular address to the inhabitants of the different Coun- 
ties of the province of New York, by the Committee of New York 
city, dated May 31, 1774. Case 2. 

Appended to this paper is a Call for a meeting of the inhabitants of Beekman Pre- 
cinct, Duchess County, at the house of Mr. DeLonge, on the 18th of June, to consider 
the same. This was one of the first Revolutionary meetings in the Precinct. 

40. Proceedings of a meeting of Freeholders of the Towns of 
Kingston, Hurley, Marbletown, Rochester and New Paltz, held 
January 6th, 1775, to send delegates to Convention. Case 2. 

42. Protest agaiast the action of the Meeting held at New 

Paltz, April 6th, 1775. MSS. book, case 1. 

This paper was drawn by Cadwallader Colden, Jr., and signed by himself, Peter 
lhiBois, and Walter DuBois. Colden's father was Lieutenant-Governor of .New York, 
and acting Governor for most of the time from 17(50 to 1775. He was, of course, loyal 
to the King, and his son shared in his opinions. Though in other respects an esteemed 
and influential citizen, he was committed to prison for his political course, not long 
after this protest was written. He. resided, tor many years at Coldenham, Orange. 
County. 




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The meeting to which the protesl refers was composed of Committees or Delegates 

from the several Towns a nd Precincts of Ulster County, called together For th 
pose of selecting Delegates to represent the County in a Provincial Convention at 
New York, April 20, 1775. The original minutes of the meeting are on file with the 
Clinton papers in the State Library. 

43.* Pledge of " a general Association, agreed and subscribed 
to by the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Precinct of Hanover, 
in Ulster County,' 1 May 5th, 1775. Frame', room F. 

The towns of Montgomery, Crawford, and part of Hamptonburgh, in Orange 

County, cover the original territory of the Precinct of Hanover. The pledge is 

similar to those quoted hereafter. 

44. Original Qualifications of the Officers of the Regiment of 
Militia of the Precinct of Hanover, dated Nov. 30, 1775. 

Frame, room F. 

This pledge reads: "We, the subscribers, officers of the Etegimenl of Militia of 
Foot in Hanover Precinct, in Ulster County, of the Colony of New York, do hereby 
promise and engage, under all the ties of Religion, Honor and regard to our ( Ountry, 
that we will respectfully duly observe and carry into execution to the utmost of our 
power, all and every of the Orders, Rules and Recommendations made or to be made 
by the Continental Congress, and the Congress or Convention of this Colony," &C. 

Signed, CHARLES CLINTON, Chairman, and at different periods by 

William Jackson, Arthur Parks, James McBride, Andrew Neeley, 

Henry Smith, Johannes Newkirk, jr. William Crist, M Colden, 

Peter Hill, James Latta, Nathaniel Milliken, Win. Goodyion, 

John J. Graham, jr., Samuel Barkley, Joseph Crawford, James McCurdy, 

John Gillespie, Jason Wilkin, Robert Hunter, jr., Samuel Gillespy, 

John Barbour, James Mouell. 

45. Pledge of New Windsor Militia Company. Frame, room F. 

" To observe and carry into execution to the utmost of our power, all and every 
the orders, rules and recommendations, made or to be made by the Continental or our 
Provisional Congress," &c. Signed, 

James McClaghrey, John Burnett, Jacob Newkirk, Samuel Logan, 

George Denniston, James Umphrey, William Telford. James Kernaghan, 
James Faulkeuer, Richard Wood, Alexander Beatty. 

This is the original Pledge and was never returned to Congress; at least it is not 
published in the Archives of Congress where those that were returned from other 
towns are found. McClaghrey was brother-in-law to Gov. Clinton. At that time he 
was Captain of the New Windsor Militia Company, but on the reorganization of the 
Militia in 1775, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel. At the reduction of Fori Mont- 
gomery he was in command of his regimenl and was taken prisoner. Umphrey and 
Logan were also in service iu the field ; thelatterwas Major of Col. DuBois' 3d \. V.. 
and was among the prisoners taken by the British at Fort Montgomery. 

46. Proceedings of several meetings held in the Town of New 
Windsor, and Precinct of Hanover, 1775; and Pledge of Associa- 
tion, with signatures. Frame, room F. 

The Pledge is the same as those already quoted, with the addition, " and opposing 
the execution of the several arbitrary and oppressive acts of the British Parliament, 
until a reconciliation shall be effected." independence, h ield In 

abeyance in deference to the views of those who, while opposed to the measures of 
the Ministry, were also opposed to rebellion. The list is not a complete return of the 
town, but appears to be one of two or more lists, nono of which are published in the 
Archives of Congress. 



20 Washington's head-quarters. 

47. Letter from George Clinton to his brother Charles, dated 

New York, Feb. 14, 1775. Clinton Papers, case 2. 

This letter is in reply to some resolutions adopted at a meeting held in Hanover 
Precinct, and is one of the most spirited of the collection. Clinton was then a repre- 
sentative in the Provincial Convention, and in this letter refers to the action of that 
body. He condemns the policy of non-resistance, which many were then advocating, 
as a policy calculated to divide the sentiment of New York; and predicted that those \ 
who were advocating that course would " bring shame and confusion on themselves, 
and brand them with the indellible name of Enemies to their Country." It is possible 
that it was in accordance with his wishes that the New Windsor Pledge, which gave 
inferential endorsement to non-resistance, was not returned, as it might have the 
effect of instructions which representatives then were not permitted to disregard. 

47^. Printed Circular of Proceedings " in Convention of the 
Representatives of the State of New York, Sept. 21st, 1776," to de- 
vise means for the defeat of the "barbarous machinations of do- 
mestic as well as external foes." 



EXPEDITION AGAINST CANADA. 

The expedition against Canada was one of the leading features of 
the campaign of 1775. It was under the command of Gen. Schuyler, 
but, from his illness, the duty of leadership devolved on Col. Richard 
Montgomery. The expedition successfully attacked St. Johns, Chain b- 
ley and Montreal, and moved on to attack Quebec, in conjunction with 
Arnold. After a siege of three weeks, an attempt to take the city by 
storm was made on the morning of the 31st of December. In the as- 
sault, Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded, and the great ob- 
ject of the expedition failed. 

48.* Orders of General Montgomery, issued at Montreal, Nov. 

15th, 1775. MSS. Book, case 1. 

In these orders Montgomery entreats his soldiers not to lay him " under the neces- 
sity of abandoning Canada— of undoing in one day what has been the work of months 
—of restoring to an enraged and hitherto disappointed enemy the means of carrying 
on a cruel war into the very bowels of their counti'y." The appeal was successful, 
and amid the snows of December, and surrounded by many difficulties, the expedition 
pressed on to join Arnold in the assault upon Quebec. 

49. Order from Gen. Wooster to Gen. James Clinton, dated 

Montreal, Jan. 4th, 1776. Clinton Papers, case 2. 

This order directed Clinton to " proceed with all possible expedition to the army 
lately commanded by our brave deceased Gen. Montgomery, and take the command of 
them till Col. Arnold shall recover from his wounds, or till otherwise ordered." 

50. Bill of Col. James Clinton against the United States for 
expenditures, &c, while on Expedition to Quebec. Amount £95: 
13s: 3d. Clinton Papers, case 2. 

50£. Letter from Matthew DuBois to his son, Capt. David 
DuBois, "in the New York Forces, in the Continental Service, at 
Quebec, in Oanuda<" dated. New Windsor. March 5th, 177G. 

MS& Book, case 1. 



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BURGOYNE'S EXPEDITION. 

Burgoyne's expedition was the principal feature in the campaign of 
1777. It was undertaken by the British Ministry for the purpose of 
opening direct communication between their forces at New York and 
Quebec, and thereby sever the Eastern from the Middle and Southern 
Provinces. It was a "Sherman's march to the Sea," without Sher- 
man's success. The following papers relate to the movements of tin- 
expedition, and its surrender to General Gates. 

51.* Letter from Mat. Visher to Gov. Clinton, dated "Army 
above Stillwater, Oct. 7th, 1777, giving information of an engage- 
ment with the enemy. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

52. Letter from John Barclay to Pierre Van Cortland, dated 
Albany, Oct. 15, 1777, announcing the surrender of Burgoyne. 

Frame, room F. 

53. Order Book of Gen. Bnrgoyne from the time he entered 
the State until his surrender to Gen. Gates at Saratoga, From ./. 
O. Bolton. Case 2. 

This is the Original Order Boob, and contains the Orders issued, the Articles of 
Capitulation, and the forces surrendered. Of the latter the following is the memo- 
randum :— British prisoners, :.',ll:.'- Foreigners, 2,194 Gen. Burgoyne and Staff < >fflcers, 
including- six members of Parliament. 12 sent to Canada, 1,100 sick and wounded, 598 
—Total, 0,350. Prisoners before surrender, 600 deserters, 300 Losl ;it Bennington, 
1,200— Killed between the 17th September and L5th October, 600— Taken at Ticonderoga, 
413— Killed at Gen. Herkimer's battle, 300 Grand total, 9,583, exclusive of Indians, 
Teamsters and Sutlers. Ordnance, &c, taken: 6 pieces of Cannon .it Bennington :.' 
Cannon and 4 Royals at Fort Schuyler— 400 set of Harnessand a number of Ammuni- 
tion Wagons and Horses— 5,000 Stand Of Arms 37 nieces of Cannon. Implement- and 
Stores. The Book was printed by Joel Munsell, of Albany, in 1877, as one of his His- 
torical Series. 

54. Extra Fishkill Packet, Oct. 21, 1777, announcing the sur- 
render of Burgoyne. Frame, room F. 



FORTS MONTGOMERY AND CONSTITUTION. 

The papers embraced in this series are mainly from the Clinton 
Papers, presented by James C. Bolton, Esq. 

The first plan for the defence of Hudson's" river embraced the erec- 
tion of fortifications in the Highlands, and the obstruction of the navi- 
gation of the river by means of Booms, Chains, &c. The erection of 
forts was formally ordered by the Provincial Congress of New York, 
in 1775. This action was communicated to the Continental Congress, 
which body, on the 35th May. resolved, "That a post be taken in the 
Highlands on each side of Hudson's river, and batteries erected/' | n 
accordance with this resolution, commissioners were appoint-, 1. 
selected the sites of Forts Montgomery and Constitution, and after 



22 Washington's head-quakters. 

wards that of Fort Clinton. Fort Montgomery was situated on the 
north side of Poplopen's kill, Fort Constitution on the island opposite 
West Point, and Fort Clinton on the south [side of Poplopen's kill. 
The latter was a mere outpost of Fort Montgomery. These forts were 
reduced by Sir Henry Clinton while on his expedition up the Hudson, 
to secure a diversion in favor of Burgoyne, Oct. 7, 1777. The defence 
of Fort Montgomery was conducted with great spirit, and lasted from 
2 o'clock, p. m., until dark, when the works were carried by assault. 
There are several papers in the collection relating to the construction 
of the forts, &c, included with those more immediately connected with 
the obstruction of the navigation of the river. 

55. Pay-roll of Artificers and others employed by Col. James 
Clinton, in the service of the United States, at Fort Montgomery, 
from June 16 to August 1st, 1776— showing names, occupation, 
days' work, and wages of persons employed. MSS. Book, case 1. 

56. Pay-rolFof^Artificers, as above, from August 1st to Decem- 
ber 1st, 1776. MSS. Book, case 1. 

57. Duplicate of above. 

58. Return of men employed by the Commissioners of Fort 
Constitution, June 20, 1776. MSS. Book, case 1. 

59. Pay-roll of Artificers and others employed by Brig.-Gen. 
James Clinton, at Fort Constitution, from Aug. 1st to December 
1st, 1776. Clinton Papers, case 2. 

60. List of persons employed by the Commissioners at Fort 
Montgomery, June 21, 1776. Frame, room F. 

61. A return of forces stationed at Fort Constitution, July 19, 
1776. Case 2. 

62.* Letter from Lieut. Oliver Lawrence to Joseph Jackson, 

dated Fort Montgomery, June, 1777, giving the number of cannon, 

&c. Case 2. 

"Fort Montgomery, which has got thirty-five pieces of Cannon "—" Fort Clinton, 

which has twelve pieces of Cannon, which lies about forty rods from the grand 

battery." 

63. Agreement of Isaac Cromwell and others to do garrison 
duty at Fort Constitution from Jan. 1st to Jan. 31st, 1777. 

Frame, room F, 

63£. Order issued by Col. Jonathan Hasbrouck, dated New- 
burgh, Oct. 5th, 1777, directing Lieut. -Col. Cornelius .Masten to 
march all the men in his company to Fort Montgomery. 

Frame, room F. 
Col. Hasbrouck was then the owner and occupant of the Hasbrouck House, now 
known as Washington's Head-quarters at Newburgh. The order is one of a number 
issued about the time of its date (preserved in collection elsewhere), the first of which 
directed Lieut. -Col. Masten to move half of his men. This was followed by the above 
order requiring him to move all of his company. The first forts in the Highlands 



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were garrisoned by Col. DuBois 1 5th Continental Regiment, and Col. Lamb's artillerj . 
The militia of the district was made subject to call in case of necessity. This was the 
condition of the garrisons when they were stormed and taken in ( (ctober, 1777. 

64.* List of officers taken prisoners at Fort Montgomery, 
belonging to Col. DuBois' Regiment. Frame, room F. 

65. Copy of the letter from Sir Henry Clinton to General 
Burgoyne, dated Fort Montgomery, Oct. 8, 1777. Frame, room P. 

This letter was contained in a silver bullet which was swallowed by the British 
messenger, Daniel Taylor, on his capture by the Americans, alter the reduction of 
Fort Montgomery. It is as follows : 

Fort Montgomery, Oct. 8th, 1778. 

"iVowsv Void (we are here) and nothing' between us but Gates. I sincerely hope 
this little success of ours may facilitate your operations. In answer to your letter of 
the 8th September, by C. C, 1 shall say I cannot presume to order, or even ad\ ise, for 
reasons obvious. I heartily wish you success. Faithfully yours, 

To General Burgoyne. H. CLINTON." 

The messenger was captured near Little Britain, was tried as a spy, convicted and 
huug near Kingston. 



HUDSON RIVER OBSTRUCTIONS. 

The papers of this series are entirely from the Clinton Papers pre- 
sented by Mr. Bolton. The obstruction of the navigation of Hudson's 
river was a work commenced simultaneously with the erection of forti- 
fications. On the 16th of July, 1776, the Provincial Convention of New 
York appointed a Secret Committee to take the work in charge. The 
papers here preserved embrace the original minutes of the transactions 
of this committee, map of the chain at Fort Montgomery, letters relat- 
ing to the obstructions at Fort Washington, Fort Montgomery, West 
Point, Pallopel's island, &c, and also to the construction of Fire Ships, 
&c. The principal papers are numbered. The substance of the whole 
has been published by Mr. Munsell, of Albany, under the title: "Ob- 
structions to the Navigation of Hudson's River." A portion of the 
West Point obstruction and also of that at Pallopel's island, now in this 
collection, will be referred to hereafter. We may remark here that the 
obstruction at Fort Washington was a Chevaux-de-frize supported by 
sinking old sloops; that at Fort Montgomery was a Boom and Chain; 
that at West Point a Boom and Chain; that at Pallopel's island, a 
Chevaux-de-frize composed of massive pikes projected from .sunken 
cribs of stone. The papers are in MSS. book, case 1, and accessible on 
application to Superintendent. SeeNos. 690, 691, 692. 

66. Letter from Wm. Duer to Secret Committee in reference 
to obstructions at Fort Washington, dated July 21st, 1776. 

67. Proceedings of Secret Committee, Sept, 23, 1776, in refer- 
ence to same. 

68. Proceedings of Secret Committee, Sept. 27, 1776, showing 
purchase of vessels to complete obstructions at Fort Washington. 



24 Washington's 'head-quakters. 

69. Draft of letter to Gen. Washington, dated Sept. 27, detail- 
ing proceedings of Committee. 

70. Instructions to Capt. North by Committee, Sept. 27. 

71. Letter from Tench Tilghman to Convention of New York, 
dated Oct. 6, 1776, in reference to the passage up the river of the 
English ships of war. 

Tench Tilghnian was one of Washington's aids-de-camp, and was with him dur- 
ing his occupation of the Hasbrouck house at Newburgh. 

72. Letter from Richard Carey, Jr., A. D. C, dated July 12, in 
reference to same subject. This was the first passage up the river 
of the Rose and Pfuznix. Case 2. 

73. Proceedings of first meeting of Secret Committee at Fort 
Montgomery, July 19, 1777, in reference to obstructions at that 
place. 

74. Letter from Robert Yates, Chn. of Com., to the Provincial 
Convention, dated July 21. 

75. Letter from Robert Yates to Gen. Washington, " apprising 
him of our proceedings." 

76. Proceedings of Secret Committee, July 25. 

77. Draft of letter to Gen. Schuyler, in reference to the Chain 
at Fort Ticonderoga. 

78. Reply of General Schuyler. 

79. Memorandum showing the manner of charging Fire Ships 
and rafts. 

80. Certificate showing the services rendered by Capt. Hazle- 
wood in constructing and charging Fire Rafts. 

81. Proceedings of Secret Committee, July 27. Also, Nos. 82, 
83, 84, 85, 86, for other dates. 

87. Correspondence, Bills, &c, in connection with obstruc- 
tions at Fort Montgomery. 

88. Letter from Gov. Clinton in reference to the obstructions 
at Pallopel's island. 

89. Letter from Gov. Clinton on the same subject. 

90. Other papers relating to the same subject. 

91. Extract from a letter from Washington to Provincial 
Convention, dated July 27, in reference to passage up the river of 
the English fleet, and suggesting the employment of Row (ialleys 
against them. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

92. List of articles received by Adam Morgan, to be delivered 
by him to Capt. Hazlewood, to be used in constructing Fire Ships. 



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93. Letter from Robert Yates to Gilbert Livingston in relation 
to Fire Rafts, July 22d, 1776, with signatures of Committee. 

94. Copy original resolutions appointing the Secret Committee. 

95. Copy of Instructions to Gilbert Livingston in relation to 
Fire Rafts, with signatures of Committee. 

96. Letter from Nathaniel Woodhull, President of Provincial 
Convention, to Secret Committee, informing them of their appoint 
ment on a committee for the organization of a new Government. 

97. Original draft of letter in reply to Woodhull. 



BEACONS AND SIGNALS. 

Beacon lights and flags, and signal cannon, 
were employed during the Revolution to convey 
intelligence of the movements of the enemy. Tl it- 
Highlands of the Hudson were prominent Bea- 
con Stations. We learn from the second paper 
embraced in this series, that the Signal Beacon, 
or the Beacon that gave the signal to other Bea- 
cons, was on Butter Hill, and that the Beacons 
on the opposite hills were subordinate to it. The 
Beacon-pyres were pyramidal in form, made of 
logs filled in with brush and inflammable mater- 
ials, and carried to a height of thirty feet. 
98. General Orders, dated Poughkeepsie, 
March 18, 1778, giving the number of signal 
guns to be fired on approach of enemy up 
the river. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

99*. Letter from Gen. Heath to Gov. Clinton, dated Robinson 
House, showing the locations of the Beacons. 

Misc. Papers. case 2. 




PRIVATEERING. 

The papers of this series are known as the Miller papers. They 
were among the effects of the late Judge Smith, and wen- presented to 
the collection by Thos. C. Kin-, Esq. Abraham Miller, to whom they 
belonged, was a merchant at Hast Hartford. The papers are in MSS. 
Book, case 1, and accessible on application to Supennten 

The attention of the Continental Congress was directed to the - 
ject of a Navy in 1775. Before definite action had been taken, how- 



26 Washington's head-quabtees. 

ever, Washington fitted out five or six armed vessels at Boston as 
Privateers. Congress subsequently affirmed this action, and formally 
authorized the granting of Letters of Marque and Reprisal. Very little 
is known of the number of vessels engaged in privateering service, or 
of their operations. It is asserted, however, that the number of vessels 
captured by American cruisers during the war was eight hundred and 
three, and that the value of merchandise obtained amounted to over 
eleven millions. In the papers here preserved will be found many facts 
relating to the operations of the privateer company, in whose service 
Miller acted as agent. The vessels employed by the company were the 
sloop Game Cock, schooner Ship Jack, brigatine Marshall, sloop Re- 
venge, schooner .Raven, sloop Hawk, ship Gen. Hancock, and armed 
boats American Revenue, Arnold and Independence. The prizes taken 
were the ship Charity, captured by the ship Gen. Hancock, command- 
ed by Ishmael Hardy; the brig Allday and schooner Fanny, taken by 
the schooner Raven; the sloop Sally, captured by boats Arnold and In- 
dependence, commanded by Moses Butler and Grurdon Burnham; the 
ship Lovely Lass, taken by sloop American Revenue, Capt. Samuel 
Champlin, and sloop Revenge, Capt. James Conkling; prizes taken by 
sloop Game Cock, Capt. Richard Reynolds; prizes taken by brig Mar- 
shall, Capt. Thos. Buckley. The papers are not consecutively num- 
bered. They embrace a large number of receipts, letters, day book, 
and memorandum book, etc. Of the letters the following are of most 
interest: 

107. Letter from Giles Hollister to Abraham Miller, New Lon- 
don, 6th August, 1781, in reference to an unsuccessful cruise of the 
schooner Raven. 

Hollister says: "We fell in with the Genl. Arnold from New York, carrying 
twelve four-pounders and a number of howitzers. After running- from her six hours 
she gave us the lirst broadside, and then an action commenced which lasted but a 
short time. She got so much damaged that she was obliged to quit her station, and 
make the best of her way from us. We had hve men wounded, two of them badly." 

109. Letter from E. Miller, Jr., to his brother Abraham, dated 

Morristown, Aug. 9, 1777, giving prices current and intelligence of 

the movements of the enemy's fleet. 

From other letters of the series written by E. Miller, Jr., it would appear that he 

was employed as a sutler near the American army. His letters furnish many details 

of army movements and other causes affecting prices of goods, and constitute at least 

a partial inside view of the rebellion. 



CONSPIRACIES. 

These manuscripts are principally from the Clinton Papers presented 
by Mr. Bolton. The organization of Committees, in the several Cities, 
Towns, Precincts, &c, of the Colony, for detecting and defeating con- 
spiracies, was directed by a resolution of the Committee of Safety of 



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the Provincial Convention of New York, March 27, 1776. These com- 
mittees were empowered to "cause to be disarmed all persons within 
their respective districts who are known to be disaffected to the cause 
of America." By a subsequent Act of the Provincial Convention, a 
Board of Commissioners, with general powers for the same purpose was, 
appointed. 

110.* Letter from Charles Clinton, Chairman of the Commit- 
tee of Hanover Precinct, dated Aug. 15, 1776, in reference to an ex- 
amination of William Brown and Doct. John Hunt, by the Coin 
mittee of Six-Mile Run in East Jersey. Clinton Papers, case 1. 

111. Original Minutes of an examination of Beverly Robinson 
by the Committee appointed for " Enquiring into, Detecting and 
Defeating Conspiracies," and the Board of Commissioners appoint- 
ed for the same purpose, held Feb. 22d, 1777. Presented by the 
late Col. Isaiah Townsend. Frame, room F. 

These proceedings are of deep interest, and show that the sympathies of Kobinson 
were with the Ministry from the first, and that he was only restrained from openlj 
avowing' his sentiments by pecuniary considerations. Heapproved the course of liis 
son in joining the English forces, and refused to take the oath of allegiance to i In- 
state. 

112. Extract from Proceedings of Committee of Safety, dated 
Fishkill, Sept. 13, 1776, directing the Committee of Hanover Pre- 
cinct to arrest Jacob Peets, Johannes Snyder, Andries Harh, and 
John Archibald, as "persons inimical to the cause of American 
Liberty." 

113. Letter from John R. Livingston to Robert Yates, dated 
Claremont, July 25, 1776, stating that Mr. Tappen had been badly 
beaten by some people at Esopus. 

Christopher Tappen was prominent in tin- Provincial Convention. He wasa mem- 
ber of the Secret Committee for obstructing the navigation of Hudson's river, and 
held other important stations. At this time he was one of the Commissioners for 
Detecting Conspiracies, and the beating lie received was at the hands of Tories. 

114. Letter from Robert Beusou, Secretary of Committee of 
Safety, to Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies 
in Orange Co., dated Poughkeepsie, Sept. 16, L777. 

MSS. Book, case 1. 
In this letter it is stated that "theenemj al New York have determined to suffer 
no more nags to come down by water until a flag with notice thereof be previously 
sent in by land," and that the Commissioners should act accordingly. Also, dir 
that Fletcher Matthews and Thomas Bull be confined in goal for exchange th.-> hav- 
ing refused the oath of allegiance to theState wherethej were to "receive similar 
treatment with that of our friends who have been confined in the Provosl goal at 
New York." Orange County, at that time, was principally south of Murderer's creek. 

115. Official order to Isaac Nicoll, from Zephaniah Piatt and 
others, Commissioners, directing the arrest of certain persons. 



28 Washington's head-quarters, 

116. Proceedings of Provincial Convention of State of New 
York, at sessions held March 5th and April 9th, 1777, in reference to 
the powers of Commissioners for the Detection of Conspiracies — 
appointing persons to "take into their custody and dispose of the 
property of ill-disposed persons,' 1 &c. MSS. Book, case 1. 

117. Proceedings of Convention, May 13, on same subject. 

118. Warrant issued by Commissioners for the arrest of Steph- 
en Reeder. 



LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON AND HIS OFFICERS. 

119."" Letter from Washington to General Gage, dated Cam- 
bridge, Aug. 8, 1775, in reference to prisoners. Frame, room F. 
This is an original copy of the celebrated letter from Washington to Genl. Gage. 
It is written in a tone of the purest patriotism, and exhibits the supercilious conduct 
of Genl. Gage in no very flattering terms. " You affect, sir, to despise all rank not 
derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable 
than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the 
purest source and original foundation of all power." * * "If your officers, our 
prisoners, receive a treatment from me different from what I wished to show them, 
they and you will remember the occasion of it." This copy is in the handwriting- of 
Joseph Read, at that time Washington's Aid and Secretary. Read was the author of 
the noble sentiment, " I am not worth purchasing, but such as I am, the King of Great 
Britain is not rich enough to do it." 

120.* Letter of Invitation from Washington to Dr. Thomas, 

requesting the company of the latter at dinner. Frame, room F. 

Dr. Thomas was a Surgeon in the Massachusetts line, at that time encamped at 
New Windsor. Washington's Head-quarters were at Newburgh, and the dinner re- 
fex-red to was served in the " room with seven doors and one window." 

121.* Letter from Washington to Gov. Clinton, dated Dobbs' 
Ferry, Aug. 10, 1781, giving information of the intention of emis- 
saries to seize the person of the Governor. Frame, room F. 
" I am informed," says the letter, " that George Hai-den, James Kiltz, one Boice of 
Duchess County, and a fourth person whose name is not noted, are promised a very 
considerable reward if they will seize upon your person and conduct you to New 
York." The closing years of the Revolution were rife with attempts to abduct some 
of the leading patriots. Tradition locates an attempt to betray Washington at a 
dinner party at a house late the residence of Mr. Hale, now occupied by the Pennsyl- 
vania Coal Company, near Quassaick creek. Doct. Thacher, in his Journal, under date 
of June 30, 1781, says : " Private intelligence from a confidential source, we understand, 
has been received at Head-quarters, that a plan has been concocted in New York to 
end out four parties— one to assassinate or take Genl. Washington; another, Gov. 
Livingston, of New Jersey; a third, Gov. Clinton, of New York; and the fourth is 
unknown. Measures will undoubtedly be adopted to guard against and defeat this 
singular enterprise." 

122. Letter from Washington to Mr. S. L., declining the 
"honor of his dedication." Presented by Abel Corwin, Esq. 

Frame, room F. 



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123. Letter from La Fayette, addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Ham- 
ilton, widow of Gen. Alexander Hamilton, dated "On Board the 
Norfolk Steam Boat, Feb. 24th, 1825." Presentedby Mrs. Zabriskie. 

Frame, room F. 
126.* Letter from LaFayette, dated LaGrange, July 1st, 1832, 
accepting an invitation to attend a public dinner of Americans in 
Paris, on the Anniversary of American Independence. Presented 
by the late Prof. S. P. B. Morse, to whom it was addressed and who 
was present on the occasion. Frame, room F. 

During the encampment of the army at New Windsor, 1774-80, LaFayette was a 
frequent guest at Washington's Head-quarters at the Ellison house. The house occu- 
pied by him at New Windsor is still standing. 

127.* Letter from Baron Steuben to Gov. Clinton, dated New 
Windsor, April 10, 1782. Frame, room P. 

The Baron states that he had just completed a review of the troops, and adds: 
" The appearance of the New York Line does them the greatest honor. The men are 
exceedingly well clothed and armed." The letter also commends to Executive favor 
the son of Col. Weisenfeldt's who had served in the state Levies. While t he arms was 
encamped at Newburgh, Steuben had his Head-quarters at the Verplanck house, 
FishkiU. 

128. Letter from Major-General Knox, to William Smith, dat- 
ed Philadelphia, April 7th. 1791. Frame, room F. 

7",.;. l\'--r<..- is in reference to the possibility of opening an inland aavigation from 
Connecticut river to Boston— a project which the writer admits is " more conformable 
to my wishes than to the real nature of the object." but i< nevertheless " determined 
to ascertain its practicability by some able surveyor," for which purpose John Mills 
had been employed "to" investigate the subject and to ascertain by actual surveys 
whether it be practicable or nor." We believe Genl. Knox also projected a canal from 
Albany to Hudson, and that it was partially constructed. 

129." Letter from Lord Stirling to Governor Clinton, dated 
Albany, Dec. 14, 1782, requesting information in reference to the 
discharge of the State Levies. Frame, room F. 

131.* Letter from Aaron Burr to Eansom Halloway, dated 
FishkiU, Oct, 1, 1815, in reference to a suit in law. requesting the lat- 
ter to have evidence ready. Of interest only as an autograph. 

Frame, room F. 

132. Letter from Major-General St. Clair to James Bate, A. 
D. Q. M., dated Morristown, March 23d, 1777, in reference to con- 
veying a sum of money to Peekskill for the use of the Armv. 

Frame, room A. 

133* Letter from Genl. Heath to Gov. Clinton, dated High- 
lands May 8th, 1782, in reference to four or five persons confined in 
Provost Prison, at West Point, by the Commissioners for Detecting 
and Defeating Conspiracies. ' la8( 

Gen. Heath entered the American army in 1775, and continued in the service until 
the close of the war. The principal theatre of his operations i Hudson. He 

commanded at West Point after the treason of Arnold. The Provost Pri 
Point, was a retaliatory institution where English prison "Hilar 

to that servwl out to American prieuiKJre in ttou bid Provost in Nfcw 1 brk. \ito! 114,.) 



30 Washington's head-quarters. 



MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. 

134. Letter from Kobert Morris, dated Sept. 30, 1784, resign- 
ing his place as Superintendent of Finance. Frame, room F. 

Robert Morris was a delegate to Congress from Pennsylvania. He was very active 
in establishing the first Bank of the United States. In 1780 he accepted the appoint- 
ment of Superintendent of Finance. His personal credit contributed in no small 
degree to the procuring of money for the public service. " I want money for the use 
of the army," said Morris to a Quaker friend. "What security canst thee give?" 
asked the lender. " My note and my honor," responded Morris. " Robert, thou shalt 
have it," was the prompt reply. 

135. Letter from George Clinton to his brother Charles, dated 
King's-Bridge, Sept. 12, 1776, in reference to the attack of the 
British on New York, and the retreat of the American forces. The 
loss of the Americans is stated at "700 killed and taken, but mostly 
taken/' Frame, room F. 

136. Letter from Genl. James Clinton, dated Aug. 30, 1779. 

Frame, room F. 

This letter was written while Clinton was on the expedition to chastise the Six 
Nations of Indians. The Six Nations, though strongly urged to remain neutral, were 
ultimately induced to take up the hatchet in the service of the English government, 
with which they had been in alliance for over one hundred years. After they had 
made repeated incursions on the frontier settlements, it was determined to send an 
expedition and lay waste their towns. For this purpose Genls. Sullivan and Clinton 
marched— the former from Easton, Pa., into the valley of the Susquehanna, and the 
latter from Albany into the Mohawk Valley— and united their forces in the Indian 
country. The expedition was entirely successful. Thirty-six Indian towns were 
burned. In this letter Clinton gives an account of an engagement with Col. Butler 
and his Tories and Indians, and other matters. 

137. Note of Patrick Henry, promising to pay Philip Ryan 
" twelve pounds ten shillings." Case 2. 

138. Letter from D. Brinckerhoff to Gudsbert Schenck, dated 

Philadelphia, March 6, 1775. MSS. book, case 1. 

In this letter the particulars of an Election Riot in Philadelphia are given. The 
occasion was the election of Delegates to the first general Congress at New York. 
The supporters of the Ministry opposed the election, but were defeated. Says the 
letter : " We have had the greatest and warmest day ever known in this city before, 
among all ranks of people, about choosing Delegates. Each party met in the fields 
and walked down to the Exchange, where they met, and it is agreed on all hands that 
such a number was never together before. * * They had not met five minutes 
before the fists and sticks began to play very brisk for some time, so that many abloody 
nose, broken head, and wounded arm was got till they got tired of that work and 
proceeded to business, but it was soon decided in favor of delegates." The reputation 
of Philadelphia for Election Riots does not appear to be altogether of modern origin. 

139. From same to same, dated Philadelphia, March 10, 1776. 

MSS.Ibook, case 1. 

140.* Letter from Abm. Schenck, dated Aug. 11, 1776. 

MSS4book,'case, 1. 



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141.* Letter from Samuel A. Barker to his brother, dated 
Caiup-near-Hudson, Sept. 20. 1777. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

This letter gives an account of the movements of the army. The writer states 
that his " spirits are good," ami that he has "no doubt wheneverwe have an oppor- 
tunity to meet the enemy, without the assistance of their Bhips, we shall, with the 
blessing of Heaven, meet with success." 

142.* Letter from George Leonard to Genl. James Clinton, 
dated Oct. 24, 1777, announcing the evacuation of Philadelphia by 
the British. Frame, room F. 

143. Letter from Kobert Harpur, dated Fishkill, Jan. 16, 1777, 

in reference to public affairs. 

Kobert Harper was a leading member of the Provincial Convention, and also a 
member of the Secret Committee for obstructing the navigation of Hudson's river. 

144. Letter from Pierre Van Cortland, President, and Evert 
Bancker, Speaker of the Provincial Convention of New York, 
dated Jan. 30, 1780, addressed to Matthew Van Benschoten and 
others, committee of Rombout precinct. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

In this letter it is stated that the troops of the New York Line" are almost desti" 
tute of shirts," and directs the Committee to appeal to the " Patriotism and Humanity 
of the Country, and endeavor to obtain a supply by voluntary and gratuitous sub- 
scription.'" The army suffered severe privations during the Winter of L779 80. Wash- 
ington writes : "At one time the soldiers ate every kind of horse food but hay." 
Clothing became so scarce in the Highlands that a building was erected at Fishkill as 
a retreat for naked men. Soldiers patched their clothes until patchesand clothes 
both gave out, and then they were sent to this retreat for naked men. England's de- 
claration of war against Holland, at this time, saved the American army from destruc- 
tion, as it induced Holland to send money to aid the rebellion. 

145.* Letter from Ezekiel Hyatt, of Crompond, Westchester 
Co., to Jos. Jackson, of Fishkill, dated July 6, 1777. 
Hyatt writes: " Huson is out after your horses, and is to have a hundred guineas 
for them if he gets them." Joseph Huson, the man referred to, was a notorious free- 
booter fed a perfect terror to the inhabitants of Westchester county. He was killed 
by Seth Whitney in the house of Genl. Bernardus .Montrose, in Crompond. 'See 208.) 

146. Letter from Samuel Townsend to his wife, Sarah Town- 
send, dated Provost Prison, New York, AugustJ3, 1781. 
Townsend had the misfortune to be taken prisoner, and was confined in Provosi 
Prison He writes: " I en joy a tolerably good Mateo! health, and am well supplied 
with the necessaries of life." He requests that Mr. Sackett and others should make 
effort to secure his exchange. 

147.* Letter from Nathaniel Tom to Thomas Bodmau, dated 
Plymouth, Nov. 26, 1777. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

Tom was in service in the Massachusetts line. ThelateUzal Knapp represented 
him as a man of herculean frame and greal power of endurance. 

148.* Letter from Daniel Lyman, Aid-de-camp, dated Peeks- 
kill, Sept. 10, 1781. Misc - Papers, case 2. 

Directs an examination of all persons passing the Continental ferry at New Wind- 
sor, as some soldiers had escaped from the Southern army. The Continental ferry- 
was incorporated in the Newburgh Ferry after the war. 



32 Washington's head-quarters. 

149.* Letter from Daniel McDonald, Lieut. 3d Penns. Reg., 
to Washington, dated April 12, 1778, asking for leave of absence. 

Frame, room F. 

150. Letter from Lieut. J. Brouson, dated American lanes, 
Sept. 24, 5.1781. Presented by Major O. W. B. Tompkins. 

Frame, room A. 

151. Letter from J. Burnet to Lord Stirling, dated West 
Point, Oct. 26. 1774. Presented by Major G. W. B. Tompkins. 

Frame, room A. 

152. Letter from Jno. Pray, dated Nyack, March 23d, 1782. 
Relates to materials for building boat for the Water-Guard. Pre- 
sented by Major O. W. B. Tompkins. Frame, room A. 

153. Order of Governor and Council of Safety of Connecticut, 
July 27, 1776, granting to New York the loan of twenty cannon, and 
other supplies. With autograph signature of Jonathan Trumbull, 
Governor. Case 2. 

The cannon referred to were obtained to assist in the defence of the City of New 
York. Jonathan Trumbull was not only one of the most inflexible patriots, but it 
was from him that the American people take the sobriquet, " Brother Jonathan." 



ANDRE AND SMITH PAPERS. 

The treason of Arnold, and the fate of Andre are too familiar to 
readers of history to require special notice. The original papers of this 
series are the letters of the Smiths— William, Thomas and Joshua H. 
William was Chief Justice of New York, and the author of " Smith's 
History of New York." Joshua was a physician. Thomas alone pro- 
fessed attachment to the American cause. It was to the house of Dr. 
Joshua, two and-a-half miles from Stony Point, that Arnold conducted 
Andre after their midnight interview. Here Smith concealed Andre 
all the next 'day, furnished him with coat, saddle and bridle, and ac- 
companied him part of the way to New York. Smith then rejoined his 
family at Fishkill, where he had temporary residence, and where he 
was arrested for complicity in Arnold's proceedings. He was tried be- 
fore a court-martial and imprisoned in Goshen jail, from whence he es- 
caped (May 22, 1781), reached New York, and subsequently accom- 
panied the British army on its return to England, where he soon found 
it necessary to defend himself against the charge of having betrayed 
Andre to his captor, for which purpose he issued a small, and now very 
rare book, in which he gave a full account of the affair, as well as of 
the manner of his own escape from Goshen jail. 

155. Proceedings of the Board of General Officers convened 
for the trial of Andre, Sept. 20, 1780. One of the pamphlets imieti 
afcfon after the trial, Frame, room F. 



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156. Copy of some of the papers found on the person of Andre 

at the time of his arrest, Misc. Papers, case 2. 

157.* Letter from Joshua H. Smith to Governor Clinton, dated 
Goshen, Nov. 11, 1780. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

This letter was written during Smith's confinement in the Goshen jail. In it he 
complains that his health is being seriously Injured; ami requests thai his imprison- 
ment may soon terminate. 

158.* Letter from Thomas Smith to Governor Clinton, dated 
Sept. 15th, 1730. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

In this letter Smith requests the privilege of an interview with his brother Wil- 
liam in reference to family affairs. 

159. Letter from William Smith to Thomas', dated October 12, 
1780, in reference to Joshua H. Smith, and other matters. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

160. Letter from Thomas Smith to Governor Clinton, enclos- 
ing letter from William Smith, and requesting the privilege of cor- 
responding with him, dated Oct. 16, 1780. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

161. Letter from Governor Clinton to Thomas Smith. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

In this letter Gov. Clinton denies the requests of Thomas Smith from the "very 
extraordinary and exceptional conduct of Mr. William Smith,'' which renders it his 
duty to prevent, as far as in his power, "every kind of communication and inter- 
course with him." Clinton studied law in the office of Judge Smith, and his determi- 
nation in this matter has additional interest from the fact of previous persona] 
friendship. 

162. Letter from Peter R. Livingston to William Smith, Esq., 
dated Poughkeepsie, Oct. 2, 1780. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

In this letter Livingston, who was an active Republican, requests Smith never to 
write to him " again during the present contest." Smith's reputation must have been 
at low ebb when to receive letters from him was regarded with suspicion. 



CLAUDIUS SMITH PAPERS 

The papers of this series came into the possession of the late Samuel 
W. Eager, and were presented by his son, F. S. Ea<?er. Claudius 
Smith was the leader of a band of tories who infested the Highlands dur- 
ing the Revolution. Associated with him were his sons, Richard. .lames 
and William, and Edward Roblin, William Cole, John Mason, Matthew 
Dolson, John Ryan, Thomas Delamar, James Gordon, and others. 
After repeated outrages, and several fruitless attempts to capture 
Smith, a fresh provocation, the murder of Major Nathaniel Strong, led 
Gov. Clinton to offer a reward of $500 for his arrest, and $600 for his 
sons Richard and James. Smith immediately fled to Long Island, and 
while there was recognized by a Mr. Titus, who organized a company 



34 Washington's head-quarters. 

and secured his arrest. He was brought to Fishkill Landing and sur- 
rendered into the custody of Col. Isaac Nicoll, at that time Sheriff of 
Orange County, and taken to Goshen jail. He was subsequently tried, 
convicted and executed, together with several other members of his 
band. Smith was buried at the foot of the gallows, which stood on the 
site of the present County Clerk's Office in Goshen, and when that 
building was erected, over sixty years after his death, his remains were 
exhumed and the main bones found undecayed. They were gathered 
together for re-interment, but before this was done they were stolen, 
one by one, and now probably grace the shelves of several cabinets. 
A full account of Smith is contained in Mr. S. W. Eager's History of 
Orange County. The papers here preserved were found among the 
papers of Colonel Nicoll. 

163. Order of Execution issued by a Court of Oyer and Ter- 
miner, held at the Court House, Goshen, Jan. 11th and 13th 1779. 

Frame, room F. 

At this Court, Claudius Smith and Matthew Dolson, John Ryan, Thomas Delamar, 
Jas. Gordon, and Amy Aug-or, late Amy Jones, members of Smith's band, were con- 
victed and sentenced to be executed on Friday, Jan. 32d. Smith was convicted of 
burglary at the house of John Earle, robbery at the dwelling- of Ebenezer "Woodhull, 
and robbery of the house and person of William Bell. The other prisoners were sev- 
erally convicted of burglary and robbery. 

164. Order of Execution issued by a Court of Oyer and Ter- 
miner, held at the Court House, Goshen, June 2d, 1779. 

Frame, room F. 

At this Court, James, son of Claudius Smith, and James Flewelling-, Jonas Rumsey 
James McCormick, and Daniel Keith, members of Smith's band, were convicted and 
sentenced to be executed on Tuesday, June 8th. 

165. Examination and Confession of William Cole, one of 
Claudius Smith's band, taken March 23d, 1779. Frame, room F. 

This paper gives details of many of the depredations committed by this notorious 
band. After the execution of Claudius and James, the band was re-org-anized under 
the leadership of Richard Smith, who escaped to Canada after peace was declared. 



COLONEL ISAAC NICOLL PAPERS. 

These papers were also presented by Mr. F. S. Eager, and are all 
in MSS- Book, case 1. Col. Isaac Nicoll and bis brothers John and 
Leonard Nicoll, were among the early settlers of the town of New Wind- 
sor, Orange County. In 1776, Isaac held command in the Highlands, to 
which post he was appointed by the Provincial Convention of New 
York, and from which he retired on the appointment of Col. Living- 
ston to the post by Washington. In 1778, he was appointed one of the 
Commissioners of Sequestration on the north side of the mountains; in 
1779, he held the office of High Sheriff of Orange county. The order 
relieving him from command in the Highlands expresses the thanks of 



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the Convention " for his faithful service and strict attention to the pub- 
lic interests, since he has been in command at the said fortifications." 

166. Resolution of Provincial Convention of the State of New 
York, in relation to the services of Colonel Isaac Nicoll in the High- 
lands, June 4, 177(5. 

167. Resolution of Convention of State of New York, appoint- 
ing Elihu Marvin and Isaac Nicoll, Commissioners of Sequestration 
on the north side of the mountains in the County of Orange, Jan. 

8, 1778. 

168. Bond given by Isaac Nicoll as High Sheriff of the County 
of Orange, dated April 10, 1779. 

169. Orders of a Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Goshen, 
June 3d, 1779, at which several persons were convicted of minor of- 
fences. 

170. Orders of a Court of Oyer and Terminer, held at Goshen, 
December 11th, 1780. at which several persons were convicted of 
minor offences. 

171. Bond of Absalom Stillwell and Increase Carpenter for ap- 
pearance at Court. 

172. Form of Sheriff's notice, where only one person is in- 
dicted. 



ORDER BOOK AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 

173. Order and Account Book of Capt. Nathan Strong. " This 
Book bought of Mr. Loudon, April 9th, 177?.- Preai nti d by F. II. 
Strong, Esq. Be 2 - 

Capt. Strong, of Blooming-Grove, and his company, entered the sen ice in VCTi 
first stationed at Peekskill, and afterwards passed through the privations oi Valley 
Forge, in his hook we have a record of the accounts of his men; a sketch oi camp life 
and all the General Orders issued at Valley Forge. 

Samuel Loudon was the printer of " The Packet," a Whig newspaper. When the 
British forces obtained possession of New Vork, he removed his paper to Fishtail, 
where it became the only organ of the patriots i„ the state. 

174. Order book of Capt. John West, 1780. Case 2. 

This book contains, among others, th< . G arrison and G e [u ly 3d 

and 4th, 1780, dated " Head-quarters. Highlands." The General Orders ot July 4, com- 
mence: "Parole, Independence-' 'ountersi^n, Wash^gton-America. 1 ponthia 

day which History will comemmorate, America .pelted by reiterated andatro- 

Sous acts of tyranny and oppression, declared her ™°%?™£X£^£i£ 
nil hazards to maintain it. * * * It was not for Conquest, but for Rights ana PrlVl- 
^Tn^ftoSoSVbut for Freedom, she fought, and Providence has smiled upon ef- 
forts resulting from motives so laudable." 



36 Washington's head-quarters. 

175. Order book of Lieut. -Col. Harmer, 1784. Presented by 
Prof. Robert Wear. Case 2. 

A. Order book of Revolution kept by Gen. John Brooks, Gov- 
ernor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823. Orders written at Dobbs' 
Ferry. 1781. Presented by Mrs. Thomas P. James, Cambridge, 
Mass. Case 2. 

B. Journal of Major-General Mi c ah Brooks, of Brooks' Grove, 
N. Y. Written while serving as Lieut. -Col. on the Canadian fron- 
tier during the war of 1812. Presented by Mrs. Thomas P. 
James, Cambridge, Mass. Case 2. 

176. Memorial of Washington's Patriotism. Lithographic 
copy of George Washington's Accounts with the United States, 
commencing June, 1775, and ending June, 1783. Presented by Alex. 
McL. Agnew, Esq. Case 2. 

176^. Memorial of Washington's Patriotism. Lithographic 
copy of Washington's Accounts— duplicate of above. Presented by 
Rev. Wendell Prime. Case 1. 

177.* Maps of Survey of the Post Roads of the United States, 
opened and in use in 1780, by Christopher Coles. Case 2. 

178.* Resolution of Continental Congress, adopted Oct. 4th, 
1777, with the original signature of John Hancock. 

Frame, room A. 

This resolution appropriated five hundred dollars " to erect a monument to the 
memory of the late Brigadier Herkimer, commanding the Militia of Tryon County," 
who died of wounds received in the ambuscade at Oriskany, August tith, 1777. The 
monument was never erected. This paper is the original official communication is- 
sued by the Continental Congress. It came to the hands of Gen. James Clinton for 
execution, but failed for lack of opportunity or money. 

179.* Parole Pass of Colonel Zachariah DuBois, granted by 

Sir Henry Clinton. Frame, room F. 

Col. DuBois lived at Salisbury, Orange County. In 1776 he received a commission 
as Second Major in Col. WoodhulPs Regiment of Militia, and served on various occa- 
sions until 1780. He was taken prisoner at the reduction of Fort Montgomery, and re- 
mained so for several months, when his exchange was effected. He died in 1783. 

181. Proceedings of a meeting of officers of the late Army, 
who have been in the service of the United States, held at Covil's 
Hotel, March 9th, 1792. MSS. Book, case 1. 

This meeting was held to take into " consideration some important communica- 
tions which had been received from their brother officers in the State of Massachu- 
setts " on the subject of " compensation for losses sustained by them and the soldiers." 
At this meeting Gen. Philip VanCortlandt presided. It was resolved to present a 
memorial to Congress on the subject; and appointed Gen. Schuyler, Gen. James Clin- 
ton, Gen. VanCortlandt and Col. Hughes to prepare the same, as well as to hold 
correspondence with officers in. other States., 



GATALOGtJE. 37 



DENNING PAPERS. 

These papers were presented by the late William H. Denning, of 
Fishkill. Captain William Denning was a member of the Provincial 
Convention of New York, and in that position contributed his influence 
to those measures which carried forward the operations of the Revolu- 
tion. In 1780 he was elected one of the Board of Commissioners of 
Finance of the United States, and associated with Hubert Morris in 
the management of the public finances. 

182. Letter from Sam'l Huntington, President, to Mr. William 
Denning, dated Philadelphia. May 1, 1780, announcing appoint- 
ment by Congress as one of the Commissioners. Frame, room F. 

The letter adds: "Should you incline to accept the appointment, the sooner you 
can enter upon the duties of that important office the bet ter." 

183. Extract from the minutes of Congress, April 23th, 1780, 
at which Mr. William Denning was elected one of the Commis- 
sioners of the Treasury Board. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

184. Letter from Colonel Wadsworth to Mr. William Den- 
ning, dated Hartford, May 9th, 1780. MSS. Book, case 1. 

This letter is in reference to public affairs, and commends, particularly, the action 
of Congress " respecting the money," which he esteemed "the best thing they have 
done in two years,"— referring probably to the establishment of a Treasury Hoard. 

185. Original draft of a letter from Mr. William Denning to 
Colonel Stewart, dated Treasurer's Office, 24th Oct., 1780, in refer- 
ence to a statement made by the latter to Congress. 

MSS. Book, case 1. 

188. Letter from Washington to William Denning, Esq., dated 
Nov. 2d, 1780. 
In this letter Washington alludes to the "too general inattention to the care oi 
stores at most of our magazines and distant posts." The notice which Denning had 
taken of the matter, Washington hoped would " be attended with good effects." 

187. Letter from Mr. Lewis to William Denning, Esq., dated 

Philadelphia, Feb. 3d, 1781. MSS. Book, case 1. 

In this letter it is stated, that "such is the scarcity of money, thai even the i 
ury Board, with its dependencies, lias been lately served with a writ or ejectment for 
a deficiency in the payment of rent; and from the same cause the Admiralty have this 
day been warned to quit their house— in short, < 'onjrress must soon remove from 
hence, or they will be turned out of doors." 

188. Letter from Alex. Hamilton to William Denning, Esq., 
declining invitation to dinner. Case 2. 

This letter was written during Washington's residence in New Windsor: "The 
General and Mrs. Washington request me to present their respects t.. you and Mrs. 
Denning, and make their apology. The Marquis (Lafayette) doe- the same. Mrs. 
Hamilton joins me in the compliment to Mrs. Denning." Mr. Denning's residence 
was on what has long been known as Denning's Point, just north of the Xewburgh, 
Dutchess and Connecticut R. R. station at Dutchoss Junction. 



38 Washington's head-quartetis. 



COMMISSARY PAPERS. 

While New Windsor and Newburgh were the Head-quarters of 
Washington during over one-half of the seven years of the war of the 
Revolution, Fishkill, on the opposite side of the river, was a centre of 
equal importance, in another respect, during almost the entire war. 
It was to this place that the public stores were removed from New 
York in 1776, and where the depots for provisions and supplies were 
subsequently maintained until near the close of the war. The Head- 
quarters of Baron Steuben, the Wharton house, the Dutch church, 
and other historical buildings, are still preserved, and those who desire 
to do so may there review the scenes made famous in two hemispheres 
through Cooper's story, "The Spy." The papers of this collection, 
however, relate principally to the distribution of supplies. 

190. Letter from Comfort Sands <fe Co., to J. Joshua, dated 
Fishkill, March 31, 1782, stating that as "General Washington is 
expected every hour, we request that you would have killed and 
sent down in a wagon to-morrow, six of your best wethers, for his 
use." Misc. Papers, case 2. 

191.* New York Packet, dated Aug. 1, 1782, containing, among 
other announcements, " His Excellency, General Washington, re- 
turned from Philadelphia to Head-quarters, Newburgh," on the 
27th of July. MSS. Papers, case 2. 

192. Extracts from General Orders, dated Newburgh, Feb. 
11th, 1783, directing that all general and other officers should be in 
camp by the 15th April next, for the purpose of "commencing the 
discipline of the troops upon a great scale." Misc. Papers, case 2. 

193.* Letter from Seth Drew, Captain 1st Mass. Kegt., to 
John Fisher, A. D. Q. M., dated West Point, July 22, 1777, announc- 
ing the shipment of "four barrels of flour to go to Boston." 

Frame, room F. 

194* Letter from John Campbell, A. D. Q. M., to John 
Fisher, store-keeper at Fishkill Landing, dated Continental Vil- 
lage, April 10th, 1779, requesting iron for horse-shoes. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 
Continental Village was one mile north of the line between Putnam and Westches- 
ter counties, in the present town of Phillipstown. It was occupied as a military post 
during the Revolution, designed to guard an important pass in the Highlands. The 
village was burned by the British, Oct., 1777, but subsequently re-occupied by the Con- 
tinentals. 

195.* Letter from Derick Amerman to John Fisher, dated 
Newburgh, Aug. 2d, 1780, in reference to an invoice of clothing. 

Frame, room F. 

Derick Amerman was an Assistant Quartermaster while the army was encamped 
at Newburgh, and had charge of a pubbc store-house situated on the site now occu- 
pied by the Union Presbyterian Church. After the war he engaged in business in 
Newburgh, and held several local official stations with credit. 



CATALOGUE. 39 



196.* Letter from Adolph DeGrove, Jr., to John Fisher, dated 

Wappins Creek, Nov. 4th, 1780. Frame, room F. 

Adolph DeGrove, Sr., kept a hotel on the south-wesl corner of Water and Third 
streets, Newburgh. La Fayette had his quarters there when in Newbnrgh. Adolph, 
Jr., was connected with the Quartermaster's department. 

197 * Letter from Tabor Clark to John Fisher, dated New- 
burgh, Dec. 26th, 1780, asking for "a craft for the purpose of Trans- 
mitting my clothing to camp." Frame, room F. 

198.* Letter from John Capron to John Fisher, dated Fishkill, 
May 7th, 1781. in reference to a barrel of clothing belonging to 
James Gregg. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

199.* Letter from John Campbell, A. D. Q.M., to John Fisher, 
dated Continental Village, July 22d, 1780, requesting bill hooks, 100 
axes with helves, half a ton of Iron for horse-shoes and four boxes 
of made horse-shoes. Frame, room F. 

200.* Letter from Edward Connor to John Fisher, dated May 
12, 1781, asking for a supply of flints. Frame, room F. 

201 * Letter from Richard Piatt, D. Q. M., to John Fisher, 
dated Newburgh, May 7, 1781, asking for a " craft to convey pro- 
visions to Albany/' Presented by the late John Jamison. 

Frame, room F. 

202.* Letter from Corns. Wynkoop to John Fisher, dated Fish- 
kill, Sept. 16, 1781, requesting wagon wheels. MSS. Hook, case 1. 

203. Order on John Fisher for rations for camp at Wappins 
Creek, dated Nov. 20, 1781. F ™ ,lie ' room F ' 

204.* "Return for seven days' provisions for men employed in 
the Quartermaster-General's department at Fishkill Landing, Jan. 
7th 17g3 MSS. Book case 1. 

205.* Letter from John D. Alvey to John Fisher, dated June 
21, 1782, requesting tents. MSS. Book, case I. 

206* Letter from Timothy Pickering, Q. M. G., to John Fisher 
dated Newburgh, Aug. 27, 1782, asking for a "light andgood boat 
for his own use. Misc. Papers, case 2 

207 Keceipt for ordnance stores delivered at Fishkill by ( ol. 
Brinckerhoff. Mis,. Papers, case 2. 

207^ Bill of Capt. Ozias Goodwin," March ye 20th, 1781," for 
''freight of 4 cannon, 16 sundries, from Rocky Hill to Middleton. 
Presented by the late Charles Reeve. Mis,-. Papers, case 2. 

208 Order for a horse for General Gates. Addressed to 
Joseph Jackson, Fishkill. Dated » The Village, 24th Aug. 1777 

Genl. Gates took command of the Northern Army on the 19th of £"*^£ 
succeeding Genl. Philip Schuyler. The horse in question was no doubl 
at Saratoga. 



40 Washington's head-quarters. 



RETURNS, PAY ROLLS, <&c. 

The Pay-rolls embraced in this collection are principally the dupli- 
cate copies or original drafts retained by the officers by whom they 
were prepared. To all intents and purposes they are original official 
records. 

208£. Account of cash paid by James Bate, A. Q. M. of Army 
of Revolution. Original draft of account rendered, from April to 
September, 1777. Footings given on last page, $240,842.76. Pre- 
sented by E. M. Ruttenber. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

209.* State of the Four Regiments raised in the Colony of 
New York, for the Continental service, and order of their rank, 
Aug. 4, 1775. A Roster of the first regiments raised by New York 
for the war of the Revolution. Frame, room A. 

210. Account of moneys paid to the officers of the 3d N. T. 
Regiment, 1775. MSS. Book, case 1. 

211.* Pay-roll of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 
cers and privates of Capt. Abraham Schenck's company of new 
levies, in Col. Jacobus Swartwout's regiment, in Genl. Clinton's 
brigade, Nov. 30, 1776, and an account of rations due to Dec. 30, 
1776. MSS. Book, case 1. 

212.* Return of Capt. Schenck's company, showing desertions. 

MSS. Book, case 1. 

213.* Return of bounty moneys paid by Capt. Abraham 

Schenck to his company, pursuant to resolution of the Convention 

of New York, passed July, 1776, by which £4, in addition to regular 

pay, was allowed to each person who should serve three months- 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

213^.* Memorandum accounts of Capt. Abraham Schenck, 
with receipts from the men in his company, Aug. 1776. This com- 
pany took part in the defence of New York. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

214.* Return of prisoners taken at New York during the cam- 
paign of 1776. MSS. Book, case 1. 
215. Pay-roll of Capt. Leonard Nicoll's company, 1778. 

(Copy.) Presented by the late C. F. Oallow. Misc. Papers, case 2. 
This company was on the frontier service in the years named. It was mainly com- 
posed of residents of the present towns of New Windsor, Cornwall and Blooming- 
Grove. 

216.* Muster-roll of Capt. Thomas Lee's company of Asso- 
ciated Exempts, in the service of the United States, commanded by 
Col. Zephaniah Piatt— and duplicate. MSS. Book, case 1. 



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21.7.* Pay-roll of subsistence due to Capt. Roger Kinney's 
company of Associated Exempts— Col. Piatt's regiment. 

MSS. Book, case I. 

218.* Muster-roll of Capt. John Brodhead's company, under 
command of Col. Zephaniah Piatt. MSS. Book, case 1. 

219.* Pay abstract of subsistence due to the regiment com- 
manded by Col. Zephaniah Piatt— and duplicate. 

MSS. Book, caiM- 1. 

220. Order for supplies to family of Gen'l James Clinton 15 

pounds of beef and 3 pounds of soap. Clinton Papers, case 2. 

221. Return of names, rank and date of commission of the 
officers of the First N. Y. and Second Regiments of foot, under com- 
mand of His Excellency, Genl. Washington. Dated Jan. 1. 1781. 

Clinton Papers. Frame, room A. 
222.* Engagement of James Westervelt to serve three months 

in Capt. Brinckerhoffs company. Frame, room F. 

222£. Account of Genl. James Clinton against the United 
States for services, etc., from Jan. 10, 1776, to Nov. 3, 1783. 

Clinton Papers, case 2. 
223. An Account of Provisions, &c, received by General 
James Clinton, for the use of his family, from July to January, 1781. 
From the Late Brig. Genl. &'. C. Parmenter. Clinton Papers, case J. 

223^. Pay-roll of Artificers and others at Fort Constitution, 
Aug., 1776. Clinton Papers. MSS. Book, case 1. 



CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE, &c. 

224. Commission of Mindert Valley, as ensign in a company 
of militia in Beekman Precinct. Dated 1742. A colonial paper. 

CiseS. 

225. Certificate of appointment as Captain, issued by John 
Montgomery, Governor, &c, to Benjamin Carpenter. Dated L728. 
A colonial paper. < ase 2. 

226. Certificate of Joshua Hands, Collector of New York, that 
Enoch Wilson had complied with the "Act for the relief ami Pro- 
tection of American Seamen." Frame, room F. 

226£. Certificate of service of John Blair, in 4th Mass. Regi- 
ment, 5 years and 10 months. Signed by Washington. 

Frame, room F. 



42 Washington's head-quarters. 



227.* Certificate of service of John Van North, as Drummer 
in the Continental army. Case 2. 

228. Certificate of service of John "VVandell, in 2d N. Y. Kegi- 
ment, 7 years. Signed by Washington. Frame, room F. 

228^. Certificate relating to John Holly, the first man killed 
in engagement at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. Presented by E, M. 
Rultenber. Holly was an enlisted soldier from Goshen, Orange Co. 

Frame, room A. 



MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 

229. Order issued by Lord Stirling (Genl. William Alexander; 
at Valley Forge, May 12th, 1778, directing the return of Lambert 
Moore to duty. Presented by the late John Jamison. 

Frame, room F. 

230." Receipt signed by Wm. Colfax, May 25th, 1781, for 
goods delivex-ed at Head-quarters. Colfax succeeded Gibbs in com- 
mand of the Life Guard. See 13. Frame, room F. 

231.* Specimens of Continental and New York and New- 
Jersey money. Counterfeited so successfully that no expert could 
certify the genuine. Frame, room F. 

232." Pass to Van Cleef to go up the North river. Signed 

by Andrew Elliot, Superintendent-General and magistrate of Po- 
lice. Dated. New York, May 3d, 1783. Issued by the British au- 
thorities. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

233.* Pass to James Vanderburgh to visit Boston. Signed 
by John McKesson, Secretary, and Peter R. Livingston, Pres., of 
Committee of Safety of New York. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

235. * Parchment Map of Duchess County. 

MSS. Book, case 1. 

236. Assignment, or Power of Attorney, from Samuel Vincent, 
to his wife Judith, to hold or dispose of property, &c. Dated in 
1779. MSS. Book, case 1. 

237. Sundry bills and receipts. MSS. Book, case 1. 

238. Passport of ship Traveller, Massachusetts, 1809, with au- 
tograph of James Madison. From Dock O. C. Monell. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

239. Marriage License to James Waugh and Mary Bell, May 
11th, 1762. Frame, room F. 



CATALOGUE, 4*J 



239£. Inquisition taken by Henry Wileman, Coroner of the 
city of New York, April 9th, "in the eleventh year of reign of Queen 
Ann.' 1 Wileman subsequently established the settlement of Wile- 
mantown, Orange County. MSS. Book, case 1. 

241. Leaf of book of David H. Moffat, 1799, showing the cast 
of interest on different amounts. MSS. Book, case 1. 

242. Collector's Warrant for collection of tax at three hundred 
and twenty-two pounds three shillings— the quota of the precinct 
of Goshen for the purpose of buildiug a Court House. Bated Oct. 
6, 1773. This was the Court House and Jail of the Revolution, at 
Goshen. MSS. Book, case 1. 

243. Letter from Samuel Holly, dated Phil., May 12, 1779. 

244. Letter from same, dated Philadelphia, Sept. 7th, 1779. 

245. Letter from Z. D. Holly, dated Charleston, April 29th, 
1797. 

246. Letter from same, dated May 6th, 1798. 

247. Bond of Francis Knapp to John S. Holly, May 7, 1808. 

Misc. Papers, case 2. 

248. Several warrants, 1773, 1775. Misc. Papers, case 2. 

249. Examination of Kichard Turpin, who escaped from the 
English Frigate Rose, July 12, 1776. No relationship to the notori- 
ous "Dick Turpin " presumed. Misc. Tapers, case 2. 

250. Papers of Dr. Bichard Osborn, of Haverstraw, N. Y. See 

No. 582^. 

251. Letter from Henry Clay, dated Albany, 15th Nov., 1833, 
declining invitation to visit Poughkeepsie. Case 2. 

252. Autograph of Lieutenant-General Wintield Scott. Also 
Autograph of David Crockett, from his son, Robert H. Crockett. 

Frame, room P. 

253. Certificate of appointment constituting the late ltev. John 
Johnston, D. D., Chaplain of 14th Regiment, Infantry, N. V. S. M., 
1818. Presented by the late Uha.8. Johnston. MSS. Book, case 1. 



WAR OF 1812. 

The MSS. of this series are in case 2. The most interesting of the 
series is No. 277. 
275. Letter from George Swart to his wife, dated Pittsburgh, 

Aug. 10, 1814. Swart was a seaman in Com. McDonough's fleet, 

and was killed in the battle of 17th September. 



44 WASHINGTON^ HEAD-QtJARTfcKS. 

276. Letter addressed to " French Forest, sloop of war Hor- 
net. New London, Ct.," dated Oct. 2d, 1813. relating events in con- 
nection with war of 1812. .Presented by Hoivard B. Utter, Pater son 
N. J. 

277. Letter from Genl. William Henry Harrison to Hon. Jona- 
than Fisk, dated Sept. 17th, 1814— refers to remark made by Fisk 
concerning papers prejudicial to Harrison. 

278. Letter from Charles Stewart to Secretary of War, General 
Armstrong, 1814, and reply to same. 

279. Letter from Hon. William Ross, dated Albany, Oct. 8, 
1814. 

280. Certificate of service of James L. Voorhies, Ensign in 
68th Reg. N. Y. Inf., 1814, with signature of Daniel D. Tompkins, 
Governor, &c. 



LAND PAPERS, &c. 

These papers are in MSS. Book, case 1, and can be consulted on 
application to Superintendent. 

297. Patent to* Gen. James Clinton for seven lots in the Mili- 
tary Tract. Dated March 16, 1791. 

298. Patent to Elizabeth Denne for lands originally part of 

the Wawayanda Patent, cut off by survey of boundary line. 
Dated May 4, 1804. Re-issue of Patent of 1734. 

299. Deed from Cornelius Low and others to Allan Jarrat, for 
lands in Orange County. Dated April 5, 1720. 

300. Translation of grant of land by William Kieft, Director- 
General of New Netherland, to Oloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt, 
dated March 12, 1647. Land in New York City, "where the house 
and the lots of land belonging to the Company are situated.'' 

301. Translation of transfer grant of land (tract formerly 
granted to Oloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt), by Jacob Hendrikse 
VanVanger to Cornelius VanTienhoven, 1655. 

302. Translation of transfer deed of land granted as above, 
by Rachel VanTienhoven, widow of Cornelius VanTienhoven, to 
Robert Roelantse VanBerceyen, 1659. 

303. Proclamation of Richard Nicolls, first English Governor- 
General of the Province of New York, dated Oct. 11th, 1677, con- 
firming above grant and subsequent transfers. 

304. Dutch Parchment Deed, 1637— with seal of Province. 



CATALOGUE. 45 



305. Dutch Parchment Deed, 1639 — with seal. 

306. Deed of land to Abraham Merritt of Hartford, Conn., 
1787. 

307. Deed of land to Mary McClaughry, 1730. 

308. Deed of land to Mary McClaughry. 

309. Deed of land from Thomas King and Lydia, his wife, to 
Robert Cross. Property in New Windsor. 

310. Deed of land from John Alsop, of New York, to Ebenezer 
Seeley, of Grey-Court, Orange County, Oct. 15, 1748. Land em- 
braced in township plot of village of New Windsor. 

311. Copy of the Charter of the Glebe, Newburgh. Issued 
March 29th, 1752. 

312. Patent to John Smith for Bounty Land in the County of 
Montgomery. Dated Dec. 6th, 1790. Seal of State attached. 



PRINTED PAPERS. 

Unless otherwise stated these papers are all in MSS. Book, case 1. 

313. Printed Sheet— The Watchman— No. IV., 1770. Contains 
an article in reference to the "diabolical conduct of Mr. Colden, the 
present Lieutenant-Governor of our distressed Colony." 

314. Carrier's Address of the New York Gazetteer, Jan. 1, 
1775. 

315.* Copy of New York Packet, February 1, 1781, contain- 
ing anecdote of Lieut. Lawrence. See 62. 

316. Proceedings of a meetiDg held iu New York in 1789, de- 
signed to promote the election of Gov. Clinton. Issued by Jona 
than Lawrence and others, Committee. 

317. Circular referring to above. 

318. Circular, April 16th, 1790— proposing Christopher Tap- 
pen for representative in Confess; David Pye for State Senator, 
and Nathan Smith, Ebenezer Clarke, James (i. Graham, Jos. Has 
brouck, Joseph Delamar, and Lucas Elmendorf, Jr., for Members oi 
Assembly. 

319. Circular, April 20, 1790— opposing Christopher Tappen, 
and favoring Peter VanGasbeck for Representative . VanGasbeck 
was elected. 



46 Washington's head-quarters. 

320. Circular, 1795 — favoring the election of John Jay as Gov- 
ernor of New York. 

321. Circular, April 20th, 1796 — recommending Gilbert Living- 
ston, Nathan Smith and Christopher Tappen for Senators. 

322. Philadelphia Gazette Extra, July 18, 1798— containing 
letter from Washington accepting the appointment of Lieutenant- 
Greneral and Commander in-chief of the Army. Frame, room F. 

323. * Copy of Poughkeepsie Journal, Dec. 24, 1799 — an- 
nouncing the death of Washington. Frame, room A. 

324.* Copy of the same paper, Dec. 31,1799 — containing pro- 
ceedings of Congress on the death of Washington. Frame, room A. 

325. First Book of the Chronicles of Morgan and his Quid 
Council — giving the antecedents of some of the persons appointed 
and removed by Gov. Morgan Lewis. 

326. Advertisement of sale of Dusenbury's Farm, Peekskill 
Hollow, 1795. 

327. The London Gazette — published by authority. From 
Tuesday, September 2, to Monday, Sept. 6, 1691. 

328. Ulster County Gazette, Jan. 4, 1800. Lithograph copy. 
Presented by Geo. Kraft, Jr. Frame, room B. 

329. New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, Jan. 10, 1777. 

330. New York Spectator, November, 25th, 1797. 

331. Newburgh Mirror, Oct. 29, 1799— printed by Joseph Bar- 
ber. From &'. W. Fullerton. 

332. Rights of Man, Newburgh — printed by Benoni Howell for 
Elias Winfield. Framed and presented by L. L. Livingston. 

Frame, room B. 

333. Political Index, Newburgh, May 7th, 1811. From Ward 
M. Gazlay, son of editor Ward M. Gazlay. 



BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. 

In case 1, unless otherwise stated. 
400.* Dutch Bible— printed at Amsterdam, 1702. 
4001 Dutch Bible, 1741. Becord of presentation lost. 

401. Journal General Assembly of New York — Vol. 1. ) 1691 to 

402. do do do do Vol. 2. ) 1765. 



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403. Reports of Adjudicated Cases in the Courts of the Chan- 
cery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer— from second 
year to twenty-first year of George II. 

404. Acts of the Assembly of the Province of New York, from 

1691 to 1725. 

405. Public Laws of South Carolina. From John W. Forsyth. 

406. South Carolina Justice. From John W. Forsyth. 

407.* General History of, and War in, America. Title de- 
stroyed. Probably Gordon's. 

408. Sermon preached by Eev. Henry Piers, A. M., May 21st, 
1742. From Hon. James G. Graham. 

409. Sermon preached "by the Eight Reverend Father in 
God, James, Lord Bishop of Gloucester," February 24, 1758. From 
Hon. James G. Graham. 

410. Essays upon the making of Salt-Petre and Gun-Powder, 
by Henry Wisner, of Orange County, N. Y. Published by order of 
the Committee of Safety of the Colony of New York, January 17, 
1776. From Hon. James G. Graham. 

411. American Messenger, for September, 1787. One of the 
First American Illustrated Magazines. From Hon. James G. Gra- 
ham. 

412. European Magazine and London Review, for September, 
1787. One of the first English Illustrated Magazines. From Hon. 
James G. Graham. 

413. Report of the trial of the murderers of Richard Jennings, 
held at Goshen, Feb. 23d, 1819. From Hon. James G Graham. 

414. Almanacs from 1814 to 1825. 

416. Minutes of Court-Martial, Aug. and Sept., 1814. S. R. 

Betts, Judge Advocate. War of 1812, Case 2. 

422. An Essay on the West India Dry-Gripes. A pamphlet 

printed by Ben. Franklin, 1745. From Doct. P. F. MasU n. Case 2. 
423." Soldiers' Journals. Journal of Lemuel Lyon, in French 

and Indian War, 1758; and of Samuel Haws, 1775— events around 

Boston. 

PORTRAITS. &C. 

450. Portrait of General and Mrs. Washington, copied from 
Stuart's original paintings in Boston Museum, by A. B. Durand: 
Purchased, framed, and presented by Enoch Carter, Win. C. I' 
brouck, Thomas George, James W. Taylor, and T. Hazard Roe. 



Room G. 



48 Washington's head-quarters. 

451. Portrait of Count and Marshal Pvocharnbeau, command- 
ing the French forces in the United States — 1780-82. And portrait 
of Major General Gates, the hero of Saratoga. Presented by E. M. 
Ruttenber. Frame, room A. 

452. Portrait of Uzal Knapp. Painted and presented by the 

late Chas. W. Tice, JSeivburgh. Room A. 

Uzal Knapp was the last member of Washington's Life Guard. He entered the 
army on the 1st of June, 1777, and was in sex-vice from that time until his final dis- 
charge by Washing-ton in 1783. He was in the battle at White Plains ; in the skirmish 
at Ridgefield ; passed through the horrors of Valley Forge ; was one of La Fayette's 
Corps, and in the action under him at Barren Hill, and in the battle of Monmouth. In 
1730 he was detailed, with other soldiers of known fidelity, to form an increase in the 
Life Guard, and received a Sergeant's commission. Soon after his discharge he took 
up his residence in New Windsor, Orange county, where he lived to the age of 94 years, 
honored and respected by all. His body lies buried under the monument near the flag- 
staff. The monument was erected by a local military company, the Newburgh Guard, 
in 1859. 

453.* Portrait of LaFayette — large antique steel plate. 

Room G. 

454. Portrait of Brigadier-General William G. Belknap, U. 
S. A. Painted, framed and presented by Col. T. B. Thorpe. 

Room G. 

Genl. William Goldsmith Belknap was the son of Samuel Belknap, Jr., of New- 
burgh. He rendered distinguished service in the war of 1812, and in the war with 
Mexico. He was the father of the late Genl. W. W. Belknap. 

455. Portrait of Gouverneur Morris while minister to the Court 
of France. He was the brother of Robert Morris, and was appoint- 
ed minister in 1792. Frame, room F. 

456.* Portrait of Henry Clay, as he appeared in Congress in 
1821. Frame, room H. 

457. Portraits of Gov. George Clinton as he appeared in early 
manhood, as he appeared when Governor, and finally from his bust 
after death. Presented by E. M. Ruttenber. Frame, room A. 

458. Portraits of Genl. James Cliuton and Mrs. Clinton (Mrs. 
Gray). ■ Frame, room A. 

459* Portrait of DeWitt Clinton (presumed), painted by Prof. 
Wear when a young man. Hall. 

460. Portraits of the Presidents of the United States. Framed 
and -presented by John W. Forsyth. Hall. 

461. Portrait of the late Eli Hasbrouck, grandson of Jonathan 
Hasbrouck— was born in Head-quarters house in 1796. 

Frame, room G. 



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ENOCH CARTER. 



462. Medallion likeness of the 
late Enoch Carter — from plaster 
cast by H. K. Brown. Framed 
and presented by the Common 
Council of the city of Newburgh. 

Frame, room A. 

463. Past and present of the 
United States. Mammoth pho- 
tograph from original painting. 
Drawn by Prof. L. Lutby, of 
Switzerland, for James Meyer, 
Jr., of New York; photographed 
by A. Ceileur, of New York; col- 
ored by E. L. Glew, New York; 
only copy of original. Framed 
and presented by the late Major 
W. V, M. Sherman. 

Frame, room A. 

464. Washington's Head-quarters at New Windsor. Photo- 
graph from original painting. Framed and presented by the late 
Major W. V. H. Sherman. See 13. Frame, room A. 

465. Medallions of Washington's Head-quarters at different 
places. Framed and presented by the late Major W. C. H. Sher- 
man. Frame, room A. 

466. Newburgh. Steel plate from original painting by W. G. 
Wall. No. 14 of Hudson river portfolio. Framed and presented 
by Rev. John Forsyth, J). D. Frame, room A. 

467. Photograph copy of Washington's letter to the Ladies of 
Trenton, April 21, 1789. From Rev. Wendell Prime. Case 2. 

468. Plan of Siege of Yorktown. Presented by the late 
Lieut. Robert Burnet. Drawn by Sebastian Bauman, Major of the 
N. Y. or Second Regiment of Artillery. Frame, room B. 

469. Plan of Yorktown, Va., exhibiting operations of the 
American, French and English Armies during the siege of that 
place, October, 1781. Surveyed from the 22d to the 28th October. 
Drawn by J. F. Renault. Frame, room B. 

469£. Engraving. Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oc- 
tober, 1781. Frame, room B. 

470. One Pound Note of the Bank of Waterford, Ireland.— 
Found in the pocket of one of Genl. Jackson's soldiers, killed in 
the battle of New Orleans. Framed and presented by Richard J. 



Rogers. 



Frame, room F. 



50 Washington's head-quakters. 

471. Lithograph copy of Declaration of Independence. 

Frame, room F. 

472. Portrait of the late Hon. Lewis Cass; life size. Hall. 

473. Portrait of late Mrs. Hon. Jonathan Fisk. Deposited, ly 
Peter Ward, Esq. Mrs. Fisk was one of the most accomplished 
ladies of Newburgh. Her family is now extinct. Hall. 

474. Portrait of Washington ; embroidered on silk in floss by 
Mrs. Guion of Brooklyn, N. Y. Deposited by the Common Council 
of Newburgh. Frame, room A. 

475. Needlework by Martha Cursen, Bunker Hill, 1783. Pre- 
sented by Francis Boyd, Esq. 

476. Steel Engraving, "Battle of Bunker's Hill." Presented 
with frame by Geo. A. Elliott, Esq. Frame, room A. 

477. Portrait of Robert Morris, with letter to John Nicholson, 

Frame, room A, 



SWORDS, «fec. 

All in Case 6, unless otherwise stated. 

478. Sword of LaFayette, exchanged with Col. Francis Bar- 
ber. Added to the collection by the niece of Col. Barber, Mrs. E. 
Nixon, of Montgomery, and formally presented by his nephew, 
Joseph B. Burnet, of Little Britain. 

Col. Francis Barber was one of the most accomplished officers of the Revolution.. 
Not long- after Baron Steuben was appointed Inspector-General, Col. Barber was made 
Assistant Inspector-General, a post for which he was admirably qualified. While the 
army was encamped at New Windsor, 1783, Col. Barber was accidentally killed. He 
was acting- as officer of the day, and while passing the edge of a wood just north of 
the Camp Ground, a tree, which some soldiers were cutting down, fell on him, and 
both rider and horse were instantly crushed to death. 

The sword here preserved was originally worn by La Fayette. At a social meeting 
of officers, assembled to exchange congratulations on the success of the siege of York- 
town, it was proposed, as a special memory of the event, that they should exchange 
swords. This was agreed to, and in the exchange the sword of La Fayette passed to 
Col. Barber. 

479. Sword— inscribed, " Artillery of Virginia " — " Victory or 
Death," Klingenthal, maker. Found in barracks at Newburgh 
Presented by the late James S. Brown. 

480.* Sword— inscribed, " Grenadiers of Virginia," — " Victory 
or Death." Klingenthal, maker. 
The Artillery of Virginia, and Grenadiers of Virginia, belonged to the Virginia 
Line, encamped in the vicinity of Newburgh in 1780-S1. The swords axe Suggestive of 
several stirring eplgddeis in t&e war for Independence. 



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481. Sabre used by Col. Aaron Burr during the Revolution. 
From the late Doct. James M. Gardiner. Room B. 

482. Sword worn by Major Mulford at the evacuation of Fort 
Ticonderoga, 1777. 

483.* Sword worn by Capt. Brinckerhoff, an officer in the 
Continental army. 

484.* Sword and Pistol united. Used by Lieut. Ellsworth of 
the American army at Trenton, Dec. 26th, 1776. when Washington 
surprised the Hessian camp and secured 1,000 prisoners. 

485.* Sword of Capt. A. Campbell, a British officer, who was 
killed in a skirmish with the Americans at Ward's Bridge, West- 
chester County, 1776. 

486.* Sword — dug up in constructing Plank-road, Newburgh, 
at a place where a portion of the Continental army was encamped 
— presumed to have belonged to the Virginians. 

487. Sword — Archer, maker, Dublin. From Major Jas. Fin- 
lay. 

488. Sword — as above. 

489. Sword of the late Col. James Duncan, U. S. A. Worn 
by him in all his battles in the war with Mexico, 1846. From Mb 
sisters, the Misses Duncan of Cornwall. 

490. Basket Hilt of a Scottish Claymore or Broad-sword, 
taken at Saratoga. The basket was designed to protect the hand. 
From Doct. P. F. Hasten. 

491. Hilt of a Hessian Sword. Taken at Trenton. 

492. Sword — a relic of the devolution. 

493. Cavalry Sword of the Ke volution. History lost. 

494. Confederate Trophy Sword. Found on the battle-field 
of Bull Run, Va., by Sergt. W. H. Garrison, Co. I, 71st Rg. N. Y. S. 
M., July, 1861. 

495. Sword — Confederate Trophy. Captured with Genl. A. 
H. Armistead, at Gettysburgh, July 5, 18G3. Presented by Capt. 
VanB. Bales, U. S. A. 



MUSKETS, BAYONETS, PISTOLS, &c. 

All in Case 6, unless otherwise stated. 
496. Musket Stock— used and broken in the battle of Bunker 
Hill. Preserved by Mr. Birch of Pa-wlim.-:. 
In the final melee at Bunker Hill, whop the pow.der of the Provincials became ex- 
hausted, they resisted the British troops by cctaverttog thuir inudkets Into cftuba. 
This musket wag tfcus u^ed and brokvn. 



52 Washington's head-quarters. 

497. Lock belonging to a Spanish Musket formerly owned by 
Mr. William Bull. The musket carried a 2-oz. ball and nine buck- 
shot at one load. 

498. Musket thrown away by one of St. Clair's soldiers on the 

retreat from Ticonderoga. 

St. Clair was in command at Fort Ticonderoga in 1777. The post was weak in many 
respects, and on the approach of Burgoyne's army, St. Clair evacuated it and retreated 
toward the Hudson. So closely were the fugitives pursued that many threw away 
their arms to facilitate their escape. This musket was among the number. 

499.* Tory Musket— -formerly belonged to the Deul family of 

Duchess county. Room B. 

This was a harmless piece, having- lain in a hollow tree during the whole Revolu- 
tion to prevent its being seized by the Committee-men and used against the King. 

500.* Musket — taken from a foraging party of British, in 
Westchester county, by Capt. Abm. Meriot. Room B. 

501.* Musket bought from a disbanded soldier in 1783 — had 
been his companion for seven years. Room B. 

502. Musket used in the battle at Bunker Hill and subsequent 
engagements of the Revolution. From Alex. Wright. Room B. 

503. Musket — used in the battle at Bunker Hill. Koom B. 

504. Part of Musket Stock— marked " 1776." 

505. Musket — English — brought off from battle-field of White 
Plains by Col. Abm. Humphrey. Room B. 

506. Musket — a relic of the Revolution. Room B. 

507. Shot Gun— made in 1768. Room .B 

508. Shot Gun — presented by the late Abm. Jackson. 

Room B. 

Both of the above guns were presented by colored men who had been slaves in the 
town of Shawangunk, and who received them as presents from their masters, in firm 
recollection of whose kindness they retained them until death was at their doors 
and then placed them here that they might be preserved memoria in ceterna. One of 
them insisted that the date " 1768 " was that of his master's death, and that he gave 
him the gun at that time. The testimony of affection which these relics bears is more 
commendable than though they had been " rolled in blood." 

509. Tower Musket— taken from the confederates in the late 
civil war, at James Island, S. C. , and retained in this collection as 
a curiosity. Room B. 

A soldier was in the act of leaning this gun against a tree, when it was struck by a 
ball which bent it into its present shape and broke the stock. The soldier who held it 
at the time lost two fingers. The mark " Tower," indicates that the gun was made at 
the Tower Arsenal, London. 

512. Trophy Pistol f brass) -»-Blake, maker, London. Marked 
with name of S. Vickery. Captured at Yorktown, 1781. From the 
late Capt. O. P. Regan. 



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512£. Trophy Pistol (brass), marked " G. and A"— captured 
at Yorktown in 1781. 

513. Pistol — dug up at Plum Point, New Windsor, where 
Capt. Machin's battery was located. From the late P. A. Ver- 
planck. 

514. Trophy Pistol — taken by one of Ethan Allen's men in 
the battle of Bennington, Vt. 

514£. Pistol of Major Abner Morgan of the New England 
Provincials under Genl. Arnold, in the attack on Quebec, Dec. 31st, 
1775. Presented by Mrs. Maria Salisbury, daughter of Major Mor- 
gan, 74 East Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 

In the performance of his duty in the final struggle of the siege of Quebec, Major 
Morgan acquitted himself with commendable skill and gallantry. The arms and 
equipments with which he entered upon the campaign he brought therefrom, and 
with them this Pistol, which had borne its part in the heroic struggle. Major Morgan 
died at Avon, Livingston.county, X. ST., in L837, aged 100 years. 

515. Rifle Charges, used during the French and Indian War. 

Were used to measure the amount of powder required— before the days ol' car- 
tridges. One of them belonged to a gun owned by Mr. John D. Scott, and lias a stirring 
history connected with its use. Two colonists of lister county, named Osterhout 
and Anderson, were taken prisoners by the Indians, and were being hastened to what 
is now Binghamton. Stopping at night, the prisoners determined to make an effort 
to escape. Working loose from their fastenings, they speedily killed the sleeping- In- 
dians, seized their arms and made their way to the settlements. 

516.* Bayonet — broken — found on the battle-field of Guilford 
Court House, N. C , by Mr. Cbas. Ney, of Amenia, N. Y. 

517.* Bayonet — used by John Wood in, one of Wayne's men, 
at Stony Point. From a relative of Wood In. 
The tradition is that this bayonet was thrust through the body of a British soldier, 

by Woodin, and the point broke off in the wall of the fori at Stony Point, when that 

Fort was taken by Wayne. The point is broken, t hat is certain. 

518.* Bayonet — used at the battle of Bunker Hill by Stephen 

Heustis, a volunteer soldier. 
519. Bayonet — a relic of the revolution. 



CANNON BALLS, &c. 

All in Case 5, unless otherwise stated. 

520. One of a number of cannon balls fired at the mansion of 

Col. Lewis DuBois of Marlborougb, Oct., 1777, by the fleet under 

Vaughan and Wallace. From the late A r . Deyo, M. J). 

After reducing Forts Clinton and Montgomery, Sir Henry Clinton dispatched 

Vaughan and Wallace up the Hudson, instead of hastening on to relieve Burgoyne, 

the fleet wasted time in firing at the houses of Iniown Whigs along the river, and in 

burning Kingston and Bhinebeck. Col. DuBois was enyaged in thedefem I Fort 

Montgomery, where a large number of his regiment (Fifth New STork Continentals), 
were killed and taken prisoners. The ball weighs ~'4 l-^ lbs. 



54 Washington's head-quarters. 

521.* Cannon ball — tired through the Livingston house, two 
miles below Poughkeepsie (as above). The hole made by this ball 
remained open for many years. 

522.* Cannon ball — taken from its bed in a slate rock near 
the Livingston house, Poughkeepsie. 

523. Grape-shot — found in the bank of the river near Fishkill 
Landing. From the late John F. De Wint. 

524. Cannon Ball — from the Becloubt at Kingston. It was 
from this Redoubt that Rondout derived its name. 

525. Cannon Ball — found on Stony Point. Presented by the 
late Enoch Carter. 

525£. Cannon ball — Found on Camp Ground at New Windsor. 

526.* Bomb-shell — left by a detachment of Continental troops 
at Quaker Hill, Duchess County. 

527.* Ball of the old Wawarsink Cannon. From Dr. B. K. 
Bevier, Napanoch, Ulster County. The old Wawarsink cannon 
was placed on the frontier of Ulster County in 1781. 

528. Stone Balls — presumed to be of Dutch manufacture. 

529. Grape-shot — from the battlefield at New Orleans. 

530.* Cannon Ball — picked up after the battle at White Plains, 
by Col. Abm. Humphrey. 

531. Bomb-shell — plowed up on the Nicoll farm near Plum 
Point. Room A. 

531£. Hand Grenade — from Fort Ticonderoga. Case 5. 

532. Cannon Ball — plowed up on the battlefield at Saratoga. 
From Thos. N. Dillingham, of Schuylerville, through the late J. 
H. H. Sanxay. Case 5. 



POWDER HORNS. 

The Powder Horns in this collection are among the most rare speci- 
mens that have been preserved. 'Ihey are mainly of the class known 
as "Geographical Powder Horns," as distinguished from Hunting 
Horns. Mr. Rufus A. Grider, of Canajoharie, N. Y., who has made 
this branch of archaeology a specialty, says, that in the middle of the 
last century, when they were in most common use in this country, 
there was a military order that every man should have his powder horn 
marked with his initials or name. From this marking grew elaborate 
decorations as the taste of the owners inclined. As persons were often 
unable to do the marking themselves, or some were rich enough to have 
it done for them, horn engravers were common and the business was 



CATALOGUE. 55 



quite an extensive one. A rivalry soon sprang up as to who should 
have the handsomest horn, which had its fruir, in the elegant pieces of 
workmanship in existence to-day. After a horn was engraved it was 
generally given a bath in a yellow coloring matter, which was indeli- 
ble. The " Geographical Horns" were more generally preferred, 
especially during the French and Indian war, where such maps must 
have been of inestimable value to the soldier, showing him exactly his 
position, relative to other points. 

533." Powder Horn of Lieut. Charles Grant, of 1st Royal 
Highland Regiment. Engraved with the names and relative dis- 
tances of all fortified posts from Quebec to Albany, together with 
the name and rank of the owner. Case C. 

The owner of this horn was an officer in the First Royal Highlanders (now the71s1 
and constituting- the Queen's Guard), in the days of the infancy of that famous regi- 
ment. The regiment was formed in 1757, and took part in the French War, serving es- 
pecially at Fort Duquesne and Ticonderoga, and as a part of the forces under Bvtr- 
goyne in 1777. 

534. Powder Horn of Leonard Van Hooser, made by Samuel 
Moore at Poughkeepsie, 1705. Engraved with a map of villages and 
forts from New York to Fort Stanwix. From the late Benj. W. Van 
Nort. Case 6. 

535.* Powder Horn — name of owner lost — a relic of the French 
and Indian War. Engraved with map of Hudson, Mohawk and 
St. Lawrence Rivers. Case 6. 

536.* Powder Horn — made by Samuel Moore, Poughkeepsie, 
1705, " May ye 11th." Engraved with cities of New York and Al- 
bany and other devices. Case 6. 

537.* Powder Horn of B. Mcintosh. Engraved with cities of 
New York, Albany, Schenectady, Fort Hunter, etc. Case 6. 

538.* Powder Horn of William Smith. " Made at South Caro- 
lina." Engraved with various devices. Case 6. 

539.* Powder Horn. Engraved with " a new map of the river 
St. Lawrence " from Lewisburgh to Lake Superior. 
Mr Rufus A. Grider writes in regard to this horn: " [1 is a splendid specimen In 
every way; it was engraved by a practical horn engraver; there are no liner specimens 
of the geographical order to be found in this country; it embraces far ...ore territory 
than any one horn I ever met with; i! does not contain the name oi its owner or thai 
of its engraver; it could only have belonged to an officer whose i i : 'on. to 

pay a large price for it; it belongs to the period of the French War, and was made be- 
fore 1757, which can be seen by the absence of Fort Wm. Henry, at Lake George, 
which was erected in 1757; it was made in camp and with the army; nails to secure the 
end pieces could not there be obtained and White Thorns were used instead. Che 
accompanying engraving is from a drawing of the inscription by Prut. Grider, the 
original of which is in this collection." 



56 



Washington's f_ head-quarters. 




539£. Powder Horn. Found at Wawarsing, N. Y., near the 
old stone colonial fort. Presented by A. S. Glyne. (See No. 527). 
The engravings on this horn are : A man on horseback, a dog chasing a deer, a ves- 
sel, a fort with barracks, guns, etc., and the owner's name (Johannes Rereg). The 
name is German and could be translated Rarrig. It may have been a German horn 
and of date anterior to the French and Indian War. It is not geographical. 

A. Pictorial representation of the engraving on a powder horn 
owned by Chas. F. Grauther, Esq., of Chicago, Ills. Drawn by C. 
W. Darling, of TJtica. Coloring restored by Rufus A. Gfrider, of 
Canajoharie, and by him presented. 

B. Pictorial representation of the eugraving on powder horn 
No. 539 of this collection, copied by Rufus A. Girder, of Canajo- 
harie, N. Y., and by him presented. 



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INDIAN IMPLEMENTS. 

(Case 4.) 

540. Iron Pipe-Toinahawk. English manufacture. The poll 
is a pipe-bowl which connected with an aperture in the original 
stem which was the handle. From the late Mrs. S. W. Fullerton 
of Slate Hill. 

This Tomahawk was the property of Keghgekapowell alias Joghem i Dutch STock- 
era), one of the grantors of land in Orange County to Gov. Dongan in L684. Joghem 
had his last residence in the present town of Mount Hope, < (range ( tounty, t he site of 
his cabin being still known as Jogee Hill. The Tomahawk was for man) years in the 
family of Mr. Fullerton. 

541. Collection of Spear and Arrow-heads, found on Plum 
Point and presented by the late P. A. Verplanck. 

1 Stone Axe. 1 large Flint Spear-head. 

2 Stone Tomahawks. 1 broken Flint Spear-head. 
2 Stone Chisels. 1 broken Stone Chisel. 

1 Stone Ball. 1 Stone Pestle. 

1 instrument for killing large annuals. 

542. Indian Arrow-heads. Presented by the late F. 1$. Eager. 

543. Indian Axe and other implements. Presented by d. Rank. 
Found on his farm near Orange Lake. 

544. California Indian Arrows (mounted). Of modern manu- 
facture, but illustrating the more ancient weapon. From the late 
John Gordon. 

545. Indian Twine. Presented by the late S. W. Fayer. 

546. Indian Axe. From P. A. Verplanck. 

Various stone implements of the antique period of tin 1 hunter's occupancy of 
America have received t lie name of "Indian Axe," yel an axe, as the term is generally 
understood, the Indians did not have until long after the discovery. These imple- 
ments were more properly picks — the Indians called them Agakwiut. Thej were qoI 
used to cut trees or hew logs, but to remove the coal after the lire had been applied mi 
the fashioning of log canoes and rude wooden vessels. In the groove at the top a 
withe was placed, the ends of which formed a handle, and it was used verj much as 
is the modern adz, enabling the user to strike a firm inward blow. Schoolcraft, pari 
1st, plates 14-16, page 65. 

547. Indian Pestle. Presented by the late Wm. I. Cnderhdl. 

548. Indian Hide-dresser. From P. A. Verplanck. 

549. Indian Axe — broken. From the late Dr. A.d. Prime. 
550.* Tomahawk — from the battle-held at Stillwater, where it 

was used by some of Burgoyne's Indian Allies. 
551.* Spear-head and Tomahawk (manufactured in England 
for the Indian trade; from battle-held at Stillwater. Ancient pic- 
tures represent the chiefs of Burgoyne's Indian Allies as bearing 
weapons of this kind. 



58 



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552. Indian Arrows, etc. Found on lands of James R. Dick- 
son, Muchatoes Hill. Presented by Geo. W. Pine. 

553. Indian Axe and an Indian Pestle. Found while excavat- 
ing for the Pemberton R. R., of New Jersey. Presented by W. H. 
Buggies. 

554. Indian Stone-bill or original Tomahawk. Found on lands 
of Andrew Snyder, Newburgh, and presented by him. 

Weapons of this kind were employed by warriors prior to the introduction of the 
iron Tomahawk. It is marked with hieroglyphic characters recording - the exploits of 
its owner. See Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes, part 1st, plate 2, page 78. 

555. Indian Stone-bill (broken.) 

556. Indian Spear-head. Found by S. Cromwell on the J. D. 
Nicoll farm, New Windsor. 

557. Stone Image. Said by George Copway to be " Wassaba- 
warsin— the God of the winds and birds." Copway is presumed 
good authority, but there is no documentary evidence showing that 
the Aborigines of the Hudson Valley had any poetical gods. Found 
on Idlewild and Presented by the late N. P. Wit lis. 

558. Sandwich Island War club. From the late Dr. George 
Broivn. Case 5. 

559. Indian Bow and Arrows — have seen service, but required 
a strong arm to wield them. Presented as above. Case 5. 

560. Plumed War-club. Presented as above. Case 5. 
Indian Pestle. From a mound near Chillicothe, Ohio. 

Case 4. 

Indian Bowl. Found in 1800, 

in town of Hillsdale, Columbia Coun- 
ty, N. Y. A rare relic of the early 
Mohican Indians. Presented by B. B. 
Mc Alpine. Case 4. 

MISCELLANEOUS RELICS. 

561. Martha Washington Watch. 
Purchased by subscription from heirs 
of the late Enoch Carter for this col- 
lection. Case, Room A. 

The watch bears the name of its maker, "Barwie, 
London, No. 743." It was made to order for Mrs- 
Custis, (1758) before her marriage with Washing- 
ton, and was worn by her for many years, includ- 
ing the period of her occupancy of this building 

with her husband. Its authenticity is unquestionable, but the case incription of 
" Bridal Watch" attached to it is a fiction. " Martha Custis" is in letters on the face, 
over the figures, commencing at figure 1. 




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562. Relics from Home and Grave of Washington. A 
monumental column composed of stones, etc. Present* d by Mrs. 
Emeline M. Forshee Conover, Washington, D. C. Room C. 

563. Razor formerly belonging to John O'Neil, a member of 
the Jersey Blues, detailed as camp barber; the identical razor with 
which he frequently shaved Washingon, La Fayette, and other of- 
ficers of the army. Presented by his son, the late John O'Neil, of 
Fishkill. Case 4. 

564. Stem and part of bowl of pipe, formerly owned and used 
by Genl. James Clinton. Case 3. 

565. Key of the old Goshen Jail. Not so famous as the key 
of the Bastile, but nevertheless one that was turned on many poli- 
tical prisoners and notorious criminals. Presented by the late V. A . 
Gardiner. Case 3. 

566. Relics found on Temple Hill, New Windsor. Presented 
by Wm. L. McGill. Temple hill was the site of the public building 
in which Washington's reply to the Armstrong letter was read. 
(See page 4.) Case 3. 

567. Button — found and presented as above. Case 3. 

568. Button — found on camp ground, New Windsor. Present- 
ed by F. McCann. The camp ground is still marked by the remains 
of huts, parade ground, graves, &c. Case 3. 

568£. Button of 3d Massachusetts Regiment — found as above. 

Case 3. 

569. Spanish Coin — dug up on Head-quarters grounds Pre- 
sented by the late John Gilcrist. Case 7. 

569£. Mortar from the Temple at New Windsor. Case 3. 

570. Copper Coin, 1730 — dug up on Head-quarters ground. — 
Presented by A. Hazeley. Case 7. 

570£. A variety of coins, &c. Case 7. 

571. Shoe — presumed to have been worn by a pony which be- 
longed to Col. Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawk Indians; was ex- 
humed from land adjacent to Brant's Head-quarters near Amster- 
dam, N. Y. Presented hi/ Howard Chase, Amsterdam, N. Y. Case 4. 

572. Knife— plowed up on the battle-Held at Saratoga. Pre- 
sented by Hamilton White, Schuylerville, N. Y. Case 6. 

573.* Hessian Camp-kettle— dug up on battle-field at Benning- 
ton, Vt. It is of brass or bell-metal. Case 4. 

574. A French Imperial Eagle. Found on the battle-field at 
Waterloo Presented by T. M. Niven. Case 7. 



60 Washington's head-quabters. 

575.* Charred Wheat — from a quantity burned by the British 
at Red Hook, Oct., 1777. Case 3. 

57(5. Knife and fork (combined) — formerly used by a Revolu- 
tionary soldier. Presented by Doet. O. C. Monell. Case 4. 

577 * Wafer-box and Nest of Weights — used by General Jas. 
Clinton during the whole of the Revolution. Case 4. 

578. Surveying Chain and Pin. Belonged formerly to Charles 
Clinton, Snr. ; used by him in 1731, and subsequently by his son, 
Gen. James Clinton. Case 4. 

579.* Spur — worn by Maj. Andre at the time of his capture. 

Prom the Van Wart family of Westchester County. Case 4. 

580*. Pocket-book— formerly owned by Captain Abm. Schenck. 

Case 4. 

581. Boot of one of Biedesel's Dragoons 
(Hessians), who was taken prisoner at 
Saratoga in 1777. He traveled on foot 
with other prisoners on their way to Eas- 
ton. Pa., wearing boots of which this is 
one, as far as Middlehope (North New- 
burgh), where he exchanged them for a 
lighter pair. Presented by the late Sam- 
uel Clark, of Middlehope. Room B. 

Riedesal's Dragoons, while equipped for mounted 
service, were without horses and totally unfitted for 
field service. " The very hat and sword of one of 
them weighed nearly as much as the whole equipment of a British soldier. The worst 
regiment in the British service could march two miles to their one," says Irving-. This 
boot is sufficient evidence of the facts stated. 

582. Surgical Instruments — belonged to Doct. Osborne, a sur- 
geon of the Continental army, were used by him at several engage- 
ments, and have been stained by the blood of many a wounded 
soldier. Case 4. 

582£. Medicine Wallet, Scales, Lancet Case and Lancets, 
formerly of Doct. Richard Osborne, of Haverstraw, Rockland 
County, N. Y., a physician of the Revolution. Prom relatives. 

Case 4. 

583. Pioneer Axe. Found in the heart of a tree on Plum Point. 
Prom P. A. Verplanck. Plum Point was the site of the first Euro- 
pean settlement in the present county of Orange. 

584. French Axe. Found at Port Ewen, "Ulster Co., N. Y. 
July, 1883. Presented by A. W. Viele. 

585.* Canteen of Abraham Van Vlack — worn by him at Fort 
Constitution, 1777. Case 6. 

586.* Camp-canister of Capt. Campbell, an English officer who 
was killed at Ward's House during the Revolution. Case 6. 




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587. Stone Images — found in front of the temple Poestume. 
Italy. Presented by P. A. Verplanck. Case 4. 

588. Japanese Weather Vane — made of Reeds. Room B. 

589. Impression from an original Medal struck by order of 
Parliament, A. D., 1650, in honor of Oliver Cromwell's victory. Face 
—Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, with English army in the back- 
ground. Reverse— English Parliament in session. Case 7. 

590.* Drinking Horn-cup of the Revolution. Case 6. 

It was the use of cups of this kind that give rise to the old invitation to " take a 
horn." 

591. Mexican Saddle. A relic of the war with Mexico. De- 
posited by the late John Gilcrist. Up-stairs . 
592.* Spontoon or half-spear. Used by Lieut. Van Wyck in 
hunting Cow-boys and Skinners in the Fishkill mountains during 
the Revolution. Room B. 
The Cow-boys were mainly Tories in the British service, and engaged in plunder- 
ing the people, near the line, of their cattle, and driving them to New Fork. Their 
vocation suggested their name. Their principal opponents were called skinners, who 
professed attachment to the American cause. It is perhaps hard to determine which 
party was the most lawless. Persons escaping from one were pretty sure of being 
plundered by the other. Spontoons were not unfrequently the best weapons that 
could be procured, so scarce were fire-arms during the Revolution. Gen. Charles Lee, 
probably the best military educated officer in the service, insisted upon arming his 
Infantry with short spears, regarding them as superior to bayonets for close action. 
In 1776, the Convention of New York ordered 3000 Spontoons for the use of the un- 
armed militia. 

593.* Spontoon used in Warwarsink valley at the time of the 
Brant and Butler foray. Room B. 

594. A Camp Broiler of the Revolution. Has no doubt 
broiled many a tough beef-steak and, perhaps, stolen chicken. 

595. Gun-lock. From American camp at Harlem. Case 6. 

596. Chest-lock. Antique and once useful. Room B. 
597.* Cannon-rammer. Taken at Saratoga, 1777. Room B. 

598. Foot stove of the ancient time. Stoves of this kind were 
mainly used by ladies while traveling or in church, to keep their 
feet warm. Room B. 

599. Two Military Cap Plates. Probably U. S. Army. Case 3. 

600.* Knife — used by Capt. Abm. Schenck in the Revolution. 

Case 6. 

601. Spurs— found on the battle-field of Buena-Vista, Mexico. 
From Edward Murray, Goshen. 

602. Seal of the Confederate States of America. Cast from 
the original. Case 7 - 



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WASHINGTON S HEAD-QUARTERS. 



603. Seal of the State of New York, 1777. Case 7. 

604. Seal of the State of New York, 1793. Case 7. 

605. Seal of Princeton College, 1762. Case 7. 

606. Flag of the Orange Hussars, a local Cavalry company or- 
ganized in 1793— served in the war of 1812 and in anti-rent troubles 
—disbanded in 1863. Case 9. 

607. Remains of Guidon of 7th Independent Battery, N. Y. S. 
V. Presented by Capt. Peter C. Began. Case 9. 

608. 608£. Remains of two Guidons of 7th Independent Bat- 
tery. Presented by Capt. M. O. Mclntyre. Case 9. 

609. A Lake Erie Handkerchief. A memento of the war of 
1812. Presented by Capt. A. Smith, U. S. A., of Poughkeepsie, N. 
Y. Case 9. 

610. Towel. Spun and woven by Mrs. Azubah Davis, sister 
of Lieut.-Col. Tusten, who fell in the battle of Minisink in 1779. A 
fine specimen of the skill of the women of the Revolutionary era. 
Presented by the late Miss Julia Ferguson, a grand-daughter of Mrs. 
Davis. Case 9. 

611. Frame of the first Umbrella made in the State of New 
Jersey. Jacob Dessaun, maker, 1781. Presented by W. H. B. 
Sands. Room H. 

612. French Coffee-urn. Presented by Jno. C. Adams. Case 4. 

613. Flags of 124th Regiment, N. Y. S. V. A local regiment. 
Deposited in compliance with request. Case, room G. 

614. Bell, formerly owned and used by Jno. DeWint on his 
West India plantation. Bears the date of "Amsterdam, 1716." 
From the estate of John P. Be Wint by Mrs. Furman. Case 4. 



FURNITURE. 

615. One Arm-chair. One of the set 
in use in Head-quarters during Wash- 
ington's occupation, and known as 
"Washington's Chair." Preserved in 
the Hasbrouck family. Presented by the 
late Ell Hasbrouck. Room F. 

616 * One Mahogany Oval-leaf Table 
and three Chairs — formerly the altar 
furniture of the Reformed Dutch 
Church at Fishkill. Brought from Hol- 
land by the Verplanck family in 1682. 

Room C 

617. Desk and Book-case. Presented 
by the late William Sc'dtt. Room C. 




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63 




618.* Large show case, No. 1; Coin case, No. 7; Show case, 

No. 8. 
619. Table and stool — formerly of packet sloop Neptune. From 

the late Jos. W. Powell. Room 4. 

620.'"" Sofa. Formerly belonged to the Clintons. Room G. 
621.* Piano. Made by George Astor 

& Co., London, 17G0. The tradition is 

that it was formerly owned by Genl. 

Jas. Clinton, but its chief interest is in 

the fact that it is an Astor piano, and 

the oldest in America. 
622.* Antique Looking-glass. From 

estate of Rev. Win. Hyer. Room F. 

623. Pair of Antique Andirons. From 
Mrs. George Heed. 

624. Pair of Andirons. From Mrs. John Kernochan. 

625. Pair of Andirons. From the late E. II. Clark. 

626. Eight Chairs — antique pattern — made for use at Head- 
quarters. Presented by the late John K. Law son. 

627. La Fayette's Table. Made for his use when at New Wind- 
sor, and presented by him to Dr. Moses Higby. Preserved by Dr. 
Higby's daughter, Mrs. Samuel Bond, and presented by the Bond 
family to Head-quarters. The table is of maple and made without 
nails, screws or glue. 

628. Tea Kettle used by La Fayette, in 1779-'80-'81. Preserved 
by the Bond family (See 627) and presented to Head-quarters. 

Room A. 

629. Fire Shovel. In use by the Hasbrouck family for many 
years, and never removed from the house. Ir stirred up the coals 
on this old hearth when Washington sat before the fire, and could 
tell old-fashioned tales of old times. Room A 

630. Wafer Irons — for use in tire places. Date of make on in- 
side. 1763. From the late E. II. Clark, Room A. 

631. Pair of Box-stove plates. From the late F. JI. Clark. 

Upstairs. 

632. Chair of the First Congress under the Constitution. Was 
in use by Congress in City Hall. New York, at the inauguration of 
Washington, April 30th, 1789. Preserved by .Mrs. Sarah rlartwick 
(sister of the late Jonathan Carter), whose husband was the janitor 
of City Hall, and who obtained it on the removal of the seat of 
government to Washington. The chair has been re-upholstered; 
but is an unquestionable relic, having been continuously preserved 
in the Hartwick and Carter families. Specially included in the 



Carter collection by Mrs. Jane Carter Mopes. 



Case, room G. 



64 Washington's head-quarters. 



SOUVENIRS. 

635.* Lock of Washington's Hair. Fully authenticated. From 
the family of the late Judge Thompson of the Supreme Court of 
the United States. Room GK 

636.* Lock of La Fayette's Hair. Fully authenticated. 

Room F. 

637. Piece of the old Jersey Prison Ship — the " floating hell " 
of Wallabout Bay, as it was called by the prisoners confined 
therein by order of the English officers. Case 4. 

638. Piece of the British Ship Hussar — sunk in Hurl-Gate in 
1778. The vessel contained gold to pay the British troops. From 
Mrs. M. Rowell. Case 4. 

639. Piece of the old Sugar House, New York. The building 
was used as a prison by the British during the Revolution. From 
C. T. Bushnell, New York. Case 4. 

640. Piece of the old Provost Prison Park, New York — the 
most famous of the British Prisons. From C. T. Bushnell. 

Case 4. 

641.* Piece of Washington's Coffin. From the late Col. James 
G. Clinton. Case 4. 

642. Piece of a dress worn by Mrs. Washington. From Mrs. 
Wm. Gr. Webster, a relative, through her daughter Harriet Trow- 
bridge. Presented by Mrs Edward Hull, Elmwood, Fishkill Land- 
ing. Case 1. 

643. Limb of tree under which Burgoyne surrendered to Genl. 
Grates, Oct. 16, 1777. From Hamilton White, Schuylerville. 

Case 3. 

644. Piece of Commodore Perry's Flag-ship, Lawrence, in the 
battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1814. From Dr. F. B. Hough. 

Case 4. 

645. Piece of Flag-staff of National Palace, Mexico. Brought 
from Mexico and presented by the late Genl. W. G. Belknap. 

Case 4. 

646. Piece of the Hearth-stone of Capt. Miles Standish's resi- 
dence. Presented by the late Wm. E. Warren. Case 4. 

647. Piece of Ambercrombie's Battaaux, sunk in Lake George, 
1755. Taken from Lake, Aug., 1875, by F. G. Crosby, and by him 
presented. Case 4. 

648. Piece of the Charter Oak, Hartford, Conn. From the late 
Geo. Bennet, Newburgh. 






CATALOGUE. 65 



648£. Escutcheon — from wood taken from the "Washington 
Mansion at Mount Vernon. Case 3. 

649. Mortar— from the top of the Cathredral of Notre Dame, 
Antwerp, Bel. 



DRESSES, SHOES, &c. 

650. Santa Anna's Sash. Taken at Tehuacan. Presented hy 
Charles W. Blakeman, a volunteer in the Pennsylvania Regiment, 
one of the party by whom Santa Anna was captured. Case 8. 

651.* Lady's Sack of 1614. The pattern is similar to the 
basques of more modern times. Case 1. 

652.* Lady's Dress of the prevailing fashion of the Revolution- 
ary period — worn by Mrs. Christopher Tappen. Case 1. 

653.* Lady's Waistcoat of 1827 — stiffened and starched and 
said to be called " Corsets." Case 1. 

654.* Lady's Shoe and Over-shoe of 1670. Case 1. 

655.* Ladies' Shoes and Slippers of the Revolutionary period. 

Case 1. 
656.* Velvet Vest of the Revolution. Worn by Gilbert Liv- 
ingston while a member of the Legislature, 1777-78. Case 1. 
657.* Buckskin Breeches — worn as above. Case 1. 

658. Beaver-cloth Breeches of the Revolution. From, George 
A. Owen. Case 1 

659.* Knee and Shoe Buckles of the Revolution — belonged to 
Samuel Sackett. Presented as above. (See Sackett Papers.) 

Case 4. 

660.* Homespun Linen Rifle-jacket — the uniform of Morgan's 
Riflemen — worn by Capt. Abraham Duryea. Case 1. 

661.* Knapsack of Capt. David Uhl, and worn by him when 
he joined the army at Harlem. Presented by his daughter, Mrs. 
Henrxj Abell. Case 5. 

661£. Knapsack worn at Chapultapec, Mexico. Presented by 
C. W. Blakeman, who lost the use of a hand in the battle. See 
(350. Room B. 

662. Sole of Shoe of American Giant— 14^ inches, size 18s. 

Case 3. 

663. Sandwich Island Native's Fish-pouch. Case 5. 



66 Washington's head-quarters. 

664.* Cap worn by executioners of capital offeuces — commonly 
called "a hangman's cap" — part of the paraphernalia deemed nec- 
essary to give force to the *' majesty of the law." Case 5. 

665. Continental Hat. Worn bv the laie Robert Waugh from 
17C0 to 1810. From William (J. Miller. Waugh was a plain Scotch- 
man of the economical era, to whose prudence we owe the preser- 
vation of this very old hat. Case 3. 

606. Blanket — Indian goods— part of the supplies sent out by 
England to her Indian Allies during the Revolution. The vessel 
and cargo were captured by the Americans, and this blanket was 
purchased by Mrs. Judge George Grardiner,of Newburgh, by whose 
daughter, the late Mrs. Anna G. Halsey, it was presented to this col- 
lection. Case 1. 

667. Coat — worn by the late Col. James Duncan in all bis bat- 
tles in Mexico. Case 1. 
6G8. Hat — -worn by Col. Duncan (as above). Case 1. 

669. Spatter-dashers — worn by Col. Duncan (as above). 

Case 1. 

The above articles of the late Col. Duncan, together with his sword, (referred to 
elsewhere), are from his sisters, the Misses Duncan, of Cornwall, N. Y. Col. Duncan 
was one of the bra%'est and most efficient officers of the war with Mexico. At the 
time of his death he was Inspector-general of the army.— See Beach's "Cornwall." 

670. Epaulette of Lieut. Robert Burnet, an officer of the army 
of the Revolution— worn nTQ-'SS. Probably the only epaulette of 
the same rank and period now existing. From his grandson, Jos. 
B. Burnet, of New Windsor. Frame, room A. 

Lieut. Burnet was the son of John Burnet. He entered the service when quite 
young; was a Lieutenant in Capt. Stephen's Artillery Company, and commanded 
Redoubt No. 3, at West Point, at the time of Arnold's treason; was also at the siege 
of Forktown, but unable to take part in active duty from illness. He continued in 
service until the close of the war; accompanied the remnant of the army to New 
Vork, when the British evacuated the city, and was present when Washington parted 
from his officers at Fraunce's tavern. At the time of his death (1855) he was the last 
surviving officer of the Revolution. His residence was at Little Britain, in the town 
of New Windsor. 



MINERALS. 

675. Minerals. Deposited by the Newburgh Historical Society. 

676. Specimens of Lead Ore. Case 4. 

677. Stone resembling human foot. The impress of a mocas- 
sin ed foot was apparently moulded in soft sandstone or clay and 
hardened by natural process. Coee 3. 



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67 



678. Eib of Whale. From P. A. Vcrplanck. Boom B. 

679. Skeleton Head — dug up on Plum Point — presumed to 



have belonged to an extinct species of animals. 

680. Skeleton head — as above. 

681. Skeleton of Japan goat's bead. 



Case 5. 
Case 5. 
Case 5. 



682. Specimen Like Superior Copper. 
G. W. Flower. 



Presented by the Rev. 
Case 4. 



OBSTRUCTION RELICS. 



691 



690." Head of one of the 
Spears of the Chevaux-de-frize 
placed in Hudson's river, near 
Palopel's island in 1777, to pre- 
vent the passage of the English 
fleet. The spears were about 
thirty feet in length secured in 
cribs filled with stones. After 
the capture of Fort Mont- 
gomery, the English destroyed 
many of the cribs to open the 
passage, and the remainder 
were broken up after peace was 
declared. The spear from 
which this was taken was 
raised by the anchor of a sloop commanded by Capt. Elting, of New 
Paltz. in 1836. Room B. 

. Link of Fort Montgomery Chain. Taken from bottom of 
river opposite Fort Montgomery, by George W. Wetherell, Sept.. 
1861. Presented by Isaac Faurot, Aug. 2, 18C2. Room B. 





Portion of tiie Boom at West Point. 
Door of It>RT Lee Block-House en Backgrounds. 



68 Washington's head-quaetees. 

692.* A portion of the boom obstructing the river at West 
Point. Taken from the bottom of the river opposite the old West 
Point dock, by Bishop's derrick, in 1856. It is composed of massive 
links secured by bands to the logs by which they were floated. 
The boom was placed on the south side of the chain and was the 
most formidable obstruction of the two. In Out-house. 

693. Wheel of a cannon carriage. Raised in Hudson's River 
on the anchor of sloop E. A. McAllister, Capt. T. L. Wotton, and 
by him presented. In Out-house. 

694. Bell. Formerly in use on the John Ellison place (Knox's 
Head-quarters), in New Windsor, and was also used in connection 
with the first M. E. Church edifice in Orange County. Bell bears 
the date of 1762. In Out-house. 

695. Door of the " famous Block-house, near Fort Lee, in 
Bergen woods." Shown on engraving No. 692. From Judge Suf- 
fern, Rockland County. In Out-house. 
The Block-house to which this was the door, was that which Genl. Wayne unsuc- 
cessfully attacked in 1780. The house was occupied by a British picket for the protec- 
tion of Tories, wood-choppers, cattle, etc., on Bergen Neck. Wayne was sent to 
capture the works and drive the cattle into the American lines. When he arrived on 
the ground he found that he could not make an impression on the Block-house with 
musket balls, and as he had no artillery to help him he retired without glory or cattle. 
His failure was the text of Andre's satirical poem, " The Cow Chase "— 

" And now I've closed my epic strain. 
I tremble as I show it, 
Lest this same warrior-drover Wayne 
Should ever catch the poet." 



TROPHIES FROM THE STATE ARSENAL. 

Room B. 

700. One Trophy Cimeter— blade marked with peculiar em- 
blems — a relic of the Revolution. Case 6. 

701. Two Trophy Sabres — from Lundy's Lane — war of 1812. 

702. Six Cavalry Sabres— war of 1812. 

703. Four Cutlasses— war of 1812. 

704. Six Broadswords — war of 1812. 

705. Twenty French muskets — part of the number obtained in 
France by La Fayette, and with which the Corps which he com- 
manded in 1780 was armed. 

The Corps which La Fayette commanded in 1780, was composed of selected men 
who were returned to their original regiments in October of that year. Thacher 
writes of this Corps : " He (La Fayette) has spared no time or expense to render his 



CATALOGUE. 69 



corps of infantry as line a body of troops as can be produced in any country; every 
officer under his command received from him a present of an eleganl sword, and the 
soldiers were put in uniform tnosl l.v at his own expense." The guns were rel urned to 
the State of New Vork as pari of its quota, at the close of the war. 

706. Twenty-six English Muskets. Taken from the Hessians 
at Trenton, by Washington, Dec. 2G, 177G. 

707. Twelve English Pistols. Taken at Trenton as above. 

Case 6. 

708. Two Ellis Rifles — for four charges — sliding lock. An ex- 
perimental rifle. 

709. One of Hall's Rifles — loading at breech. Experimental. 

710. Four Stock Lock Muskets. 

711. A number of Cannon Balls. 
Two Tube Canisters. 

Hand Grenade, used at Saratoga. 

712. Two Pole-axes or Boarding-axes — taken from the English 
by Commodore Perry, on Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. 

713. Two Cartridge-boxes, used in the war of Revolution. 

Case 6. 

714. Cartridge-box — taken from the body of a dead soldier at 
Plattsburgh. The bullet-hole will be observed. 

715. Six Bayonet-scabbards and Belts of the Revolution ; and 
Scabbards and Belts of 1812. 

716. Six State, Canteens— war of 1812. 

717. A number of S. N. Y. Knapsacks — 1812. Up-stairs. 

718. A number of S. N. Y. Cartridge-boxes— 1812. 

719. Four Knapsacks of the Revolution. 

720. Two State Standards. In service and riddled with balls 
in the battle of Plattsburgh, 1814. Upstairs. 

725. Two Cannon Sponge Boxes. 



SUPPLEMENTARY CATALOGUE. 



800. Canoe paddles from the Sandwich Islands. 

801. Indian War Club. 

802. New Zealand War Club. 

803. Skeleton Fish Head. 



70 Washington's head-quaktees. 

804. Brass Trumpet. 

805. Sword of Sword-fish. 

806. " " 

807. Indian Arrow. 

808. Skeleton Head. 

809. Saw of Saw-fish. 

810. Indian Sword of South Sea Islands. 

811. Saw of Saw-fish. 
812. 

813. Skeleton of Shark's Head. 

814. Fancy Pipe. 

815. Pipe — Amber mouth-piece. 

816. Sword found on battle-field of Minisink. Case 6. 

817. Iudian Spears. Against beam. 

The foregoing (Nos. 800-817) are from the estate of the late Rev. John 
Brown, D. 1)., ure without history other than stated, and are in case 5, 
unless otherwise stated. 

818. Six-lb. Cannon Ball. Found August, 1878, 5 feet below 
surface in front of 92 Water street, New burgh, by Patrick Kelly. 

819. Ball dug up on ea-t side of Hudson River, opposite Forts 
Montgomery and Clinton. Presented by J. 11. llqggerty, of Sara- 
toga. 

820. Ball, ploughed up at Fort Washington, N. Y., July, 18G3. 
Presented by It. G. Itankin 

821. Ball ploughed up in preparing for foundations of Hat 
Works at Fishkill Landing in 1885. Presented by Mrs. Leivis Tomp- 
kins. Case 5. 

822. Conical Shell. 

822£. Grape Shot. Found imbedded in solid rock, fourteen 
feet below the surface,in excavating site of Wright Engine Works, 
1882— had probably worked its way down in a crevice of the slate 
rock. Deposited by L. B. Terhune. 

823. Sword of Sword-fish. Presented by M. G.Almy. Case 4. 

824. Coffee Pot. Taken from the Hessians at Trenton, Dec. 
26, 177C. Presented by M. G. Aim y. Case 4. 

825. Bolt of the Lock of the Vault in which Washington was 
first buried. Presented by M. G. Almy. Case 3. 



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826. Power of attorney issued by Washington to Gov. Gtorge 
Clinton in 1795, empowering him to sell lands in the State of New 
York. Prtsenttd by Lindenwctld Lodye, No. 442, 7". O. of O. F., of 
Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1878. Frame, room A. 

827. Letter from Col. A. Thompson to Washington, dated 
Fort Rennselaer on Mohawk river, Feb. 24, 1783, giving an account 
of the expedition against Fort Oswego. The expedition was di- 
rected by Washington, but failed of success for reasons in this let- 
ter stated. Presented by \V. Ii. T. Johnston, great-grandson of the 
writer. Frame, room A. 

828. Copper Tea-Keltle. From Mrs. Kachel Loughran, New- 
burgh, N. Y., a family heirloom since 17G5. Formerly the property 
of Mrs. Matthew Jansen. of Shawangunk, N. Y. Room A. 

829. Dishes used by Genl, Washington at his head-quarters at 
Gowanus, L. I., previous to the battle of Long Island, August 27th, 
1770. Presented by Charles L. Brown, of West Newbur^h. 

Case 3. 

830. Wafer Box. Used by Washington during the Revolu- 
tion. Presented by M. G. Almy. Case 3. 

831. Cob Pipe. Presented by M. G. A buy. Case 3. 

832. Ball Screw. Found in the cartridge-box of a Hessian 
soldier taken prisoner at Trenton by John Cassedy, of Bergen 
county, N. J., 1776. Presented by Samuel Cassed//, of Jersey City. 

Case 4. 

833. Ghsses worn by Samuel Sackett, of Blooming-Grove, 
N. Y. Presented by D. T. Brown. Case 4. 

834 and 835. Glasses. Both pairs old enough to have some 
record, but none has been kept. Case 3. 

83G. Key and Handle to Door of old block-house " Mclutire," 
near York, Me., built in 1070 as a defence against the Indians. 

Case 3. 

837. A variety of Confederate Relics. Case 3. 

838. Hat worn by Uz d Knapp, the last of Washington's 
Guard. Claimed to have been presented by Washington. Case 3. 

839. German Lock. From the ruins of an old still-house on 
the farm of Nathl. Seeley, in the town of Blooming-Grove. Case 3. 

840. Piece of Electric Win? rsed at the explosion of the rocks 
at Hurl-gate, in 187G. Presented by Samuel Bowers. Case 4. 

841. Pet rifled Chicken. A genuine article. Presented hy Mrs. 
David A. Mabie. Case 4. 

842. Italian Knife. Presented foj Steele Harrison. Case 4. 



72 Washington's head-quarteks. 

843. Ancient Knives that may have had useful lives without 
telling any lies. Case 4. 

844. Camp Candlestick of the Revolutionary era and claimed 
to have been used by Washington. Presented by M. G. Almy. 

Case 4. 

845. Knee Buckles, said to have b een worn by Genl. Greene. 

Case 4. 
845^-. Indian Bowl. (See Indian implements.) 

846. Pistol found in the grave of an Omaha chief in 1870, 
after being buried 30 years, at Port Calhoun, Neb. Presented by 
E. B. Pierce. Case 6. 

847. An old Colt Revolver. Found buried at Newburgh. Pre- 
sented by M. G. Almy. Case 6. 

848. Pair of Confederate Trophy Pistols in the Holsters (849) 
from Manassas, Va. Case 6. 

850. Plan of the city of New York in 1728. Presented by J. 
Myers. Frame, room B. 

851. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of 
the United States, by Baron de Steuben, Sept. 20, 1776, with draw- 
ings. A most interesting and valuable contribution. Presented by 
Charles Bush. Frame, room B. 

852. Bill of Robert Erskine, Ring wood Iron Works, against 
Tliomas Machin and John Nicoll for the United States, for mater- 
ials used in the obstructions to the navigation of the Hudson at 
Fort Montgomery, 1777. Loaned by Lieut. W. L. Nicoll, U. S. N. 

Frame, room B. 

855. Boston and Gazette Country Journal, March 12, 1770, 
containing account of "Boston Massacre." Lithograph copy. Pre- 
sented by Vhas. W. Springer, Englewood, N. J. Frame, room B. 

856. Two Bricks from the Great Wall of China. Presented by 
Mr. Jansen, for many years a resident of Peking. Room B. 

857. Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declara- 
tion of Independence. Presented by E. M. Buttenber. 

Frame, room A. 

858. Views of Washington's Head-quarters, viz: Miller House 
at White Plains, N. Y.; DeWitt House at Tappan, N. Y.; Smith 
House at Haveratraw, N. Y. ; House at Pompton, N. J., and Withe 
House, Williamsburgh, Va. These were only temporarily in oc- 
cupation. Presented by E. M. Buttenber. Frame, room A. 

859. View of Building and Rooms of Washington's Head- 
quarters at Morristown, N. J. Presented by the Trustees. 

Frame, room A. 



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860. Original of the Stars and Stripes, with Pedigree of Wash- 
ington. Frame, room A. 

861. Sketch of Bunker Hill Battle. Fresentedby Wm. Stocker. 

Frame, hall. 

862. Government House, New York. Erected in 1790 for resi- 
dence of President U. S. Subsequently occupied by Govs. Clinton 
and Jay, and afterwards as the Custom House until 1815, when it 
was taken down. Presented by Mrs. Jane Growney, Orange, N. J. 

Frame, hall. 

863. Staff and Officers of Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford, Conn. 
Veneering and carving of frame from wood of the Charter Oak. 
Presented by the Company. Frame, hall. 

864. Two Chairs. Formerly owned and used by DeWitt Clin- 
ton. Preserved in the Conger family. Presented by J. H. H. Chap- 
man. Hall. 

865. " An Original View of the Encampment of the Massachu- 
setts soldiers during the last year of the Revolutionary War," from 
drawings made by William Tarbell, a private in Capt. Noah Allen's 
company of the 7th Mass. Continentals. Copied from the originals 
by Caldwell & Garrison, Civil Engineers, and finished by Thos. B. 
Pope, Artist, etc. Frame, room F. 

866. .Letter from Michael Jackson, dated Goshen, April 15, 
1754. Deposited by Clark Galatian. Jackson was one of the first 
settlers of Goshen and a leading man of the pioneer era. Case 2. 

867. Parchment Deed to Samuel Crawford, 1756. Deposited 
by Clark Galatian. Case 2. 

868. Parchment Deed to John Milliken, 1758. Presented by 
Clark Galatian. Case 2. 

Crawford and Milliken were early settlers on the parent to Jas. Alexander in the 
town of Montgomery. 

869. Autograph of President James Madison. Case 2. 

870. Autograph of President James Buchanan. Both num- 
bers presented by Henry L. Toplitz, of New York City. < !ase 2. 

871. Autograph of G. W. Werdler, better known as "Kit ('ar- 
son." Presented by J. W. Burdick. ('use 2. 

872. Engraving of the Capitol of Connecticut at Hartford. Pre- 
sented by Putnam Phalanx. Frame, room H. 

873. Corps Badges of army of the United States, 1865. 

Frame, room H. 

874. Photograph of Original Painting of Washington by Chas. 
W. Peale, executed in 1786 by Bernard Gallagher of Dumfield, 
Prince William, Co., Va. Presented by Rev. Mason Gallaght r. 

Frame, room G. 



74 Washington's head-quarters. 

875. Copy of Original Miuiature of Genl. Washington, taken 
from life at the siege of Boston in 1775. Frame, room G. 

876. Copy of Original Miniature of Martha Washington, taken 
from life at the time of the first presidency, 1787. Frame, room G. 

877. Oil Painting of Joel Barlow. Copied from original 
painting by Robert Fulton (1805) by his grandson, Robert Fulton 
Ludlow, and presented by him. Frame, room Of. 

Joel Barlow was a Chaplain in the Army of the lievolution, and subsequently 
earned the title of " Poet and Politician," the former through his well-known poem, 
" The Coluinbiad," and the latter from his connection with government service. He 
was appointed Embassador to France in 1811, and died in 1812, near Cracow, when on 
his way to a conference with Napoleon I. at Wilua. 

878. Bible used by Joel Barlow, Chaplain, at Encampment in 
New Windsor, and presented by him to Mrs. Saml. Brewster, 
where he resided, in 1783. Case 2. 

879. Part of Bible brought from Dublin in 171G by Eev. 
Francis Peppard, first pastor of the Bethlehem Presbyterian 
Church, New Windsor, N. Y., and used to preach from. Case 2. 

880. Flag presented to Co. B, 3d N. I 7 . V., by ladies of Balti- 
more in 18G1. Room A. 

Company B, Capt. S. W. Fullerton, Jr., was recruited in Newburgh, and was the 
first company raised in the State of New York in 1S01, although not the first mustered 
into service. 

881. Petrified Tree Stump, found in the Yellowstone Park 
during the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Pre- 
sented by Capt. J. M. Dickey and Major W. 11. Weston, of New- 
buryh. Room A. 

882. Almanac of 177G. Presented hj I\ter W. Fuller, of New- 
burgh. Case 2. 

833. Journal of the Yotes and Proceedings of the General As- 
sembly of the colony of New York, 1743-1745, Vol. 2. Presented by 
Thomas 11. Oram, of Highland Falls, N. Y., through Hon. Peter 
Ward. Case 1. 

884. Elk's Head. Presented l>y J. K. Jeffrey, Cheyenne. 

Up-stairs. 

885. Watch Case. Presented' by the late Margaret Carter Wool- 
sey. Case 3. 

880. Piece of Flag-ship Constitution — " Old Ironsides." Pre- 
sented by IK. J. J'ancheon. 
887. Piece of Holy Stone from Mount Calvary. Case 4. 

Portraits of Major-Genl. Knox, Major-Genl. Anthony 
Wayne, and Major-Genl. Baron de Steuben. Presented by E. M. 
Muttenber. Frame, Room A. 



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889. Original copy of Order issued by Governor Hardy of the 
Province of New York " to Johannes Hardenburgh, Esq., Colonel 
of the First Regiment, and to Thomas Ellison, Esq., Colonel of the 
Second Regiment of Foot for the County of Ulster,'' for detachments 
of men for service in the French and Indian War, dated March 9th. 
1757. Found among the papers of Dr. Jonathan Bailey, formerly 
of New Windsor, Orange Co., N. Y., and presented by his grandson, 
the late Win. Wardrop, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Frame, room A. 

890. Lithograph fac simile copy of the New England Weekly. 
Journal, April 8, 1728. Copy also shows the size of the original. 
Presented by the late Wm. Wardrop, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Frame, room A. 






TROPHY AND OTHER GUNS. 

No. 1. Eight-inch Howitzer — tnken at the storming of Stony 
Point, July 15, 1779— marked with coat of arms and inscriptions: 
" Honi soit qui mal y pense " — " Dieu et nion droit " — " Specteonus 
Agendo"— '"A Sehalch, Fecit 1744"— "S R- 11-1-23." 

No. 2. Eight-inch Mortar — taken at the storming of Stony 
Point, July 15, 1770— marked, "2GR"— " W. Bowen, Fecit 1759" 
—"4-1-5." 

No. 3. Eight inch Howitzer — maiked with coat of arms and 
inscriptions: "Honi soit qui mal y pense " — "Dieu et mon droit" 
— "Tria juncta"— "A Sehalch, Fecit 1752 "— " SR. 12-1-2." 

No. 4. Six-pound Gun — maiked, "Tria juncta in Uno " (sur- 
rounding L)— " 2 GR"— "W. Bowen, Fecit 1755"— " 4-3-1G." 

No. 5. Six-inch Howitzer — marked, "Tria juncta in Uno" 
(surrounding L)-"2GR"— "W. Bowen Fecit, 17C0"— " IC-4-0-24." 

No. 6. Six*-iuch Howitzer — marked, "Honi soit qui mal y 
pense" (surrounding M)-"<*iR"— " It. Gilpin, Fecit 1756"—" IC- 
4-0-17." 

No. 7. Eight-inch Howitzer — marked. " Berenger — A. Douay " 

••1 May, 1779." 

The above guns were from Watervliet Arsenal in L873, bj order of the Secretary 
of War, without other history than that given in the inscriptions. The8-inch Bow- 
it/iT (No. 7) was probably one of the new French guns captured from Mewl, en at 
Point of Forks, Va., June 10, 178], and subsequently mounted by Cornwallisal York- 
town, where it was recaptured by the Americans, Oct. 17, 1781. It had a brief field 
service. 

No. 8. 9-lb. French, marked: " Ducdion 9"— "A Donay, Par. 
J. Berenger 1 '— "22 Aoust, nee," (22d August, 17GG) " S. N. Y." 
This gun is said to have been captured by Col. Lamb's N. V. Artillery at some 

period during the Revolution, in which case it must have been previously captured 

i,\ the English trom the French. It came from the old New York Arsenal without 

history. 



76 Washington's head-quarters. 

No. 9. French, marked : " A Douay, par. J. Berenger" — " 26 
May, 1762." 

No. 10. French, marked : "L'Altiere" — "Ultima Batio Begun" 
— " Pluribus Nee Impar" — "A Strasbourg, Par. J. Berenger, 1758." 

No. 11. French, marked: " A Siuguliere" — " Ultima Batio Re- 
gun"— Pluribus Nee Irupar" — "A Strasbourg, Par. J. Berenger, 

1758." 

No. 12. French, marked: " LaVipere" — " Ultima Ratio Regun" 
— " Pluribus Nee Irupar"— "A Douay, Par. J. Berenger, 1756." 

No. 13. French 6-lb. gun, marked : " Minerve," " A Strasbourg, 
1760." 

No. 14. French 9-lb. gun, marked : " LaMajestueuse" — "Ulti- 
ma Ratio Regun"— "Pluribus Nee Irupar " — "A Douay, Par. J. 
Berenger, 1756." 

No. 15. French 6-lb. gun, marked : "LaColombe" — " A Stras- 
bourg, 1761." 

No. 16. French 11-lb. gun, marked : " LaNormande " — "A 
Strasbourg, Par. Emb te Dartein, Commiss re , Des Fontes, 1762." 

No. 17. French, marked : " LeBraue " — " P. Dupont, Commis- 
sionaire" — "Fonte A. Rochefort, 1764." 
These guns (9 to 17) have no history that has been preserved beyond the inscrip- 
tions which they bear. They were obtained from the old New York Arsenal. Beren- 
ger, whose name frequently occurs in the list, was a noted gun-maker at Douay, in 
the north of France, during the greater part of the last century. 

No. 18. French long 18-lb. gun — marked, " Liberte — Egalite " 

— " Perier, Fr., Paris, an 3." ' k S. N. Y." 

No. 19. French 18-lb. gun — marked, "Liberte — Egalite" — 

'• Arsenal de Paris, an 3." " S. N. Y." 
" An 3 " is the date of construction and corresponds with our 1792. The two guns 
of this date are said to have been taken from the British by New York troops in the 
War of 1812 as the mark " S. N. Y. " indicates, but, like others, were first captured 
from the French by the English. 

No. 20. Thirty-two lb. Iron Gun — part of the armament of Fort 
Ticonderoga— captured from the English by Ethan Allen— recaptur- 
ed by Burgoyne, and returned to the Americans at Saratoga. When 
originally received was mounted on a Lake Erie (Perry) ship gun 
carriage, of which the present carriage is a. facsimile. The origi- 
. nal monogram is defaced. 

No. 21. Niue-lb. Iron Gun and Carriage — originally part of 
the armament at Fort Ticonderoga— captured by Burgoyne on St. 
Clair's retreat and recaptured by the Americans at Saratoga, Octo 
ber, 1777. 

No. 22. Three-pound Gun — marked : " Griflone — 3-lb. Imp. — 
Francesco Bianco— F. A. 1795." "S. N. Y." 



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No. 23. Three-pound Field Gun — marked : " Imp. Francesco 

Bianco, 1793." " S. N. Y." 

These guns were captured by New York troops during the war with Mexico, L846. 
They came from the old New York Arsenal. No history accompanying. 

No. 24. Breech-loader — an experimental gun constructed un- 
der plans by Capt. Smith, of West Point, in 1863. 

No. 25. Six-pound Confederate. 

No. 26. 

No. 27. 

No. 28. 

No. 29. Twelve-pound Confederate. 

No. 30. 

No. 31. 

No. 32. 

No. 33. 

No. 34. 

The guns bearing these numbers were captured by tb» Federal troops during the 
war of secession. They were sent from the Watervliet Arsenal, by order of the 
Secretary of War, without history. 

No. 35. Twelve-pound Howitzer — Springfield, 1848. 

No. 36. 

No. 37, Six-pound Iron Howitzer — Tredegar Works. 

The above guns (mounted except No. 37) were captured by the 56th N. Y. V. at 
Dingle's Mills, S. C, in 1805. 

No. 38 Six-pound Gun— mounted— Ames, Chicopee, 1852. Ob- 
tained from the State by Brig. Genl. S. C Parmenter, for use of 
the 19th Reg. N. Y. S. M. 

No. 39. Four-pound Iron Gun— exhumed from swam]) in the 
town of Shawangunk, Ulster Co., N. Y. Presumed to have been 
placed there for concealment. 



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